Volkswagen Polo depreciation
Across the 22 model years with three or more listings, a Volkswagen Polo on DoneDeal goes from a median asking price of €31,445 at 2027 to €750 at 2005.
573 DoneDeal listings across 25 model years, 22 of them with three or more listings (the ones the table prints). Fitted rate: about 13.5% of the asking price a year (R² 0.9).
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| Model year | Listings | Median asking | Value kept | Drop on the year newer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 3 | €31,445 | 100.0% | — |
| 2026 | 28 | €30,415 | 96.7% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 6 | €24,455 | 77.8% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 10 | €20,225 | 64.3% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 13 | €22,445 | 71.4% | −11.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | €20,973 | 66.7% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 36 | €18,925 | 60.2% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 19 | €16,950 | 53.9% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 62 | €16,449 | 52.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 35 | €14,950 | 47.5% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 81 | €12,950 | 41.2% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 69 | €11,499 | 36.6% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 69 | €10,450 | 33.2% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 31 | €9,550 | 30.4% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 25 | €8,550 | 27.2% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 20 | €7,725 | 24.6% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 22 | €6,473 | 20.6% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 11 | €3,600 | 11.4% | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 3 | €2,400 | 7.6% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 6 | €2,125 | 6.8% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 3 | €1,500 | 4.8% | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 3 | €750 | 2.4% | +50.0% |
Asking prices from public DoneDeal listings, not sale prices. Model years with fewer than three listings are left out. “Value kept” is measured against the newest model year with three or more listings (2027).
What the Volkswagen Polo figures say
The biggest single step down is into 2005: the median asks 50.0% less than the model year above it, on 3 listings.
It is down to half its 2027 asking price by the 2018 model year, 9 years of age.
At about 13.5% a year it falls more slowly than the typical model tracked here, which loses 14% a year.
Volkswagen Polo depreciation: common questions
How much does a Volkswagen Polo lose in a year?
About 13.5% of its asking price a year, fitted across the 22 model years with three or more DoneDeal listings (R² 0.9). That is an average over the whole curve: the first years fall harder than the later ones, which is what the value-kept column above shows year by year.
What does a five-year-old Volkswagen Polo cost in Ireland?
The median asking price of a 2022 Volkswagen Polo on DoneDeal is €20,973, across 14 listings, or 67% of what the 2027 model year asks.
Where do these Volkswagen Polo figures come from?
From 573 public DoneDeal listings recorded by DD Price Tracker, grouped by model year. They are asking prices, not sale prices: what sellers want for the car, which is the number a buyer negotiates down from. Nothing about a seller is stored.
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Priced about the same, other makes: Honda Accord · Skoda Scala · Ford Puma · Renault Captur · Renault Arkana · SEAT Leon. A price neighbourhood, not a class — they are grouped by what the newest listed year asks, not by size or body.
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