Recorded closing bids for Kia salvage cars

148 damaged Kias recorded at UK salvage auction across 8 models, median closing bid £475, middle half between £300 and £1,000. Recorded bids, not estimates, and not independently confirmed as completed sales.

Get a max bid for the 2009 KIA Picanto closing Sun 11 Oct →1 of 27 at salvage auction now, all listed below. First analysis free, or paste any Copart or SalvageMarket lot link.

Want a roadworthy one instead? Kia passes its MOT first time in 78.9% of cases, from 957,659 real DVSA tests, above the 76.7% national average.

148Ended listings

£475Median bid

£1,139Average

£300 to £1,000Middle half

78.9%MOT first-time pass rate

At auction now

27 damaged Kias are listed at UK salvage auction right now, closing between 10 Oct and 21 Oct. Bids so far run from £100 to £825 when we last checked, against the £475 median closing bid above. Each one's closing bid is added to the figures on this page once its auction ends.

Closing soonest:

2012 KIA SPORTAGE, closes 10 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2009 KIA Picanto, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £225. Get a max bid for this lot →
2015 KIA VENGA, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £400. Get a max bid for this lot →
2016 KIA SPORTAGE, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £825. Get a max bid for this lot →
2007 KIA CEED, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2014 KIA RIO, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2019 KIA PICANTO, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £150. Get a max bid for this lot →
2012 KIA PICANTO, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £225. Get a max bid for this lot →

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By model

Model	Ended listings	Median
Sportage	44	£1,050
Picanto	19	£275
Rio	18	£400
Ceed	17	£300
Sorento	9	£350
Venga	8	£400
Soul	7	£325
Carens	6	£275

By write-off category

Category	Lots	Median	Middle half
Category not stated	121	£425	£300 to £900
Cat N	16	£475	£250 to £1,900
Cat S	11	£850	£650 to £2,950

Which factor moves the price the most?

Ranks the tables below by the size of the gap between their highest and lowest median, biggest first.

Factor	Lowest median	Highest median	Gap
Fuel type	Diesel, £400	Electric, £10,900	+2625%
Seller	Northern Salvage Automobile Auctions, £200	Autospares & Salvage LTD, £1,300	+550%
Body shape	MPV, £300	Suv, £1,250	+317%
Damage type	Fire damage, £300	Mechanical fault, £900	+200%
Keys	Listed with no keys, £175	Listed with keys, £475	+171%
Runner status	Non-runner, £325	Starts, does not drive, £825	+154%
Transmission	Manual, £400	Semi Auto, £975	+144%
Colour	Black, £400	Red, £975	+144%
Write-off category	Category not stated, £425	Cat S, £850	+100%
Doors	3 doors, £300	5 doors, £475	+58%
Service history	No service history, £425	Full service history, £500	+18%
V5 logbook	Listed with no logbook, £425	Listed with logbook, £475	+12%

A ranking of gaps, not a claim that one causes the other - see the full national breakdown for the same caveat in more depth.

By fuel type

Fuel type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Petrol	71	£475	£275 to £1,250
Diesel	69	£400	£300 to £725
Electric	4	£10,900	£6,700 to £10,900
Hybrid	3	£3,600	£3,600 to £15,000

By transmission

Transmission	Lots	Median	Middle half
Manual	116	£400	£275 to £900
Automatic	24	£650	£425 to £1,300
Semi Auto	7	£975	£850 to £2,750

By colour

Colour	Lots	Median	Middle half
Silver	51	£425	£275 to £900
Black	40	£400	£325 to £1,250
White	23	£475	£325 to £1,200
Blue	15	£425	£300 to £650
Red	10	£975	£325 to £1,800
Grey	5	£800	£550 to £2,950

By type of damage

Damage type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Accident damage	51	£400	£300 to £1,350
Mechanical fault	18	£900	£475 to £1,200
Fire damage	7	£300	£225 to £475

By key availability

Keys	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with keys	143	£475	£300 to £1,050
Listed with no keys	3	£175	£175 to £300

By V5 logbook

Logbook	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with logbook	75	£475	£300 to £850
Listed with no logbook	69	£425	£275 to £1,150

By service history

Service history	Lots	Median	Middle half
Full service history	35	£500	£350 to £1,350
No service history	108	£425	£300 to £950

By whether it starts and drives

Runner status	Lots	Median	Middle half
Starts and drives	104	£475	£300 to £1,000
Starts, does not drive	12	£825	£425 to £1,650
Non-runner	31	£325	£250 to £900

By seller

Seller	Lots	Median	Middle half
Asm Auto Recycling	43	£375	£300 to £825
Silverlake Autoparts	33	£575	£300 to £1,050
Trader.Co.Uk	25	£500	£325 to £1,250
Charles Trent LTD	15	£850	£325 to £1,700
DLH Auto Recyclers LTD	11	£325	£225 to £350
Combellack Vehicle Recyclers	6	£475	£400 to £975
Northern Salvage Automobile Auctions	6	£200	£150 to £275
Autospares & Salvage LTD	3	£1,300	£1,300 to £3,600

By body shape

Body shape	Lots	Median	Middle half
Hatchback	73	£350	£250 to £650
Suv	33	£1,250	£700 to £2,250
Estate	29	£525	£325 to £850
MPV	9	£300	£225 to £500

By doors

Doors	Lots	Median	Middle half
3 doors	5	£300	£275 to £300
5 doors	60	£475	£325 to £950

Before you bid on one

Work out a max bid for a specific Kia lot from its damage, repair cost and resale value, first analysis free
See where Kia ranks against the market median on both price and reliability in the cheapest, most reliable makes at salvage auction
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Work out whether repairing beats selling
Search the individual lots behind these figures (currently paused, see why)
See which factor moves salvage price the most across the whole dataset

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