By buying these cars you will lose the least - high residual value

When buying a new or almost new car, it is worth considering how much it will cost in a few years. Here is a list of cars from each class that hold the price the best. Data provided by Eurotax.

Data on the residual value of cars on the Polish market was prepared by Eurotax specialists. They follow the car market. The residual value of a car is its expected value after a certain period of use. It is given as a percentage of the initial price of the car - of course, the higher the better.

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Checking which cars are the slowest to depreciate, we took into account cars from the most popular market segments - from city cars to compact vans, from limousines to luxury SUVs. Here is their expected value after three years of operation with a run of 90000 km. We list cars from selected market segments that have the best price.

The list of models is the longest for the most popular categories - urban and small cars.

- The choice of specific models and versions of engines included in this list is determined by their popularity in the market in certain segments, - explains Jenrzej Ratajski from Eurotax.

Residual value is influenced, among other things, by the frequency of vehicle failures. Cars that perform well in reliability ratings also cost more to resell. The year next to the model name is the release date of the listed version.

Click to go to the photo gallery of cars with the highest and lowest residual value in our ranking

Here is a list of the best value for money cars on the Polish market: 

Segment B (city cars):

Volkswagen Polo 1.2 hatchback 2009 - 51,6 rpm,

Toyota Yaris 1.0 2011 - 49,7 proc.,

Renault Clio 1.2 2012 – 48,9 percent,

Skoda Fabia II 1.2 hatchback 2010 - 48,1 proc.,

Honda Jazz 1.2 2011 - 48,1 percent,

Peugeot 208 1.0 2012 – 46,3 rpm,

Fiat Punto 1.2 2012 – 45,6 proc.,

Ford Fiesta 1.24 2009 - 43,9 percent,

Hyundai i20 1.25 2012–43,8 проц.,

Lancia Ypsilon 1.2 2011 – 42,8 percent.

The high position of a VW Polo or Toyota Yaris is no surprise. Surprising, however, is the low position of the Fiat Punto, which is popular in the secondary market. 

Volkswagen Polo - see used car ads

Segment C (compact cars):

Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 2012 – 53,8 percent,

Seat Leon 1.6 TDI 2009 - 52,1 rpm,

Mazda 3 1.6 CD hatchback 2011 - 51,9 rpm,

Opel Astra 1.7 CDTI hatchback 2012 - 51,4 percent,

Toyota Auris 1.4 D-4D 2010 – 50,8 percent,

1.6 Kia cee'd 2012 CDRi hatchback - 49,5 percent,

Lancia Delta 1.6 MultiJet 2011 – 49,5 proc.,

Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi hatchback 2011 - 47,4 rpm,

Fiat Bravo 1.6 MultiJet 2007 – 47,3 proc.,

Renault Megane 1.5 dCi 2012 – 46,5 percent,

Peugeot 308 1.6 Hdi 2011 - 45,9 percent.

The high position of the Seat Leon is surprising. Drivers appreciate its reliability and lower price compared to its VW Golf twin. Mazda 3 owes its high position to good reliability indicators. 

Volkswagen Golf - see used car ads

Segment D (mid-range cars):

Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D since 2012 - 54,6 percent,

Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI 2010 - 54,4 percent,

Honda Accord 2,2 D with 2011 – 51,6 percent,

Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI 2008 - 49,6 percent,

Citroen C5 2.0 HDI 2010 - 46,7 percent,

Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 2010 – 46,5 percent,

Renault Laguna 2.0 dCi 2010 - 41,9 percent

The composition of the leader is not a surprise. The low position of Renault Laguna is a consequence of the bad opinion about the previous generation of this car. 

Toyota Avensis - see used car ads

Segment E (high-end cars):

Audi A6 3.0 TDI 2011 – 49,2 percent,

BMW 530d 2010 - 48,1 rpm,

Mercedes E300 CDI 2009 – 47,3 percent,

Lexus GS 450h 2012 – 47 sht.,

Lancia Thema 3.0 CRD 2011 - 43,3 percent,

Volvo s80 D5 2009 - 40,4 percent,

Citroen C6 3.0 HDi 2006 – 33,4 percent.

The first three places are occupied by cars of German premium brands - no wonder. The surprise was the high, fourth position Lancia Thema, which until recently was known as the Chrysler 300C. 

Audi A6 - see used car ads 

SUV segment (luxury SUVs):

Porsche Cayenne diesel 2010 - 53,5 percent,

Mercedes ML 360 BlueTec 4Matic 2011 - 52,4 percent,

BMW X6 3.0d xDdrive 2008 – 51,1 percent,

Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI BlueMotion 2010 – 50,9 percent,

BMW X5 3.0d xDrive 2007 - 50,6 percent,

Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD 2010 - 50,5 проц.,

Land Rover Range Rover Sport S 3.0TD V6 2009 - 49,3 percent.

Differences between cars in this segment are negligible. They are slowly depreciating. 

Porsche Cayenne – Browse used car ads 

Wojciech Frölichowski