Volkswagen up! depreciation
Across the 8 model years with three or more listings, a Volkswagen up! on DoneDeal goes from a median asking price of €11,450 at 2020 to €6,475 at 2013.
66 DoneDeal listings across 8 model years. Fitted rate: about 9.4% of the asking price a year (R² 0.89).
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| Model year | Listings | Median asking | Value kept | Drop on the year newer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | €11,450 | 100.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10 | €11,698 | 102.2% | −2.2% |
| 2018 | 8 | €9,950 | 86.9% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 4 | €10,450 | 91.3% | −5.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | €8,950 | 78.2% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 21 | €7,750 | 67.7% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 4 | €5,975 | 52.2% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 10 | €6,475 | 56.6% | −8.4% |
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 (2020).
What the Volkswagen up! figures say
The biggest single step down is into 2014: the median asks 22.9% less than the model year above it, on 4 listings.
At about 9.4% a year it falls more slowly than the typical model tracked here, which loses 14% a year.
Volkswagen up! depreciation: common questions
How much does a Volkswagen up! lose in a year?
About 9.4% of its asking price a year, fitted across the 8 model years with three or more DoneDeal listings (R² 0.89). 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 up! cost in Ireland?
The median asking price of a 2015 Volkswagen up! on DoneDeal is €7,750, across 21 listings, or 68% of what the 2020 model year asks.
Where do these Volkswagen up! figures come from?
From 66 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.
More Volkswagen models, and the tracker
Other Volkswagen models with enough data: Volkswagen Golf · Volkswagen Passat · Volkswagen Polo · Volkswagen Tiguan · Volkswagen T-Roc · Volkswagen ID.4
Priced about the same, other makes: Toyota Avensis · Mitsubishi Mirage · Hyundai ix20 · Mazda 3 · Renault Grand Scenic · Fiat 500. 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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