Recorded closing bids for Mercedes-Benz salvage cars

288 damaged Mercedes-Benz recorded at UK salvage auction across 14 models, median closing bid £800, middle half between £425 and £1,900. Recorded bids, not estimates, and not independently confirmed as completed sales.

Get a max bid for the 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS closing Sun 11 Oct →1 of 36 at salvage auction now, all listed below. First analysis free, or paste any Copart or SalvageMarket lot link.

Want a roadworthy one instead? Mercedes-Benz passes its MOT first time in 79.9% of cases, from 1,933,431 real DVSA tests, above the 76.7% national average.

288Ended listings

£800Median bid

£1,905Average

£425 to £1,900Middle half

79.9%MOT first-time pass rate

At auction now

36 damaged Mercedes-Benz are listed at UK salvage auction right now, closing between 10 Oct and 21 Oct. Bids so far run from £100 to £15,100 when we last checked, against the £800 median closing bid above. Each one's closing bid is added to the figures on this page once its auction ends.

Closing soonest:

2019 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS, closes 10 Oct, bid so far £3,200. Get a max bid for this lot →
2008 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £250. Get a max bid for this lot →
2013 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £750. Get a max bid for this lot →
2014 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £575. Get a max bid for this lot →
2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £250. Get a max bid for this lot →
2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £775. Get a max bid for this lot →
2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE-CLASS, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £15,100. Get a max bid for this lot →

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By model

Model	Ended listings	Median
C-Class	90	£675
A-Class	52	£1,200
E-Class	35	£850
B-Class	18	£925
M-Class	14	£925
CLK	12	£400
SLK	7	£225
S-Class	7	£450
CLS	6	£1,700
GLA-Class	5	£2,000
CLC-Class	5	£275
CLA	5	£2,300
R-Class	4	£525
Vito	3	£3,550

By write-off category

Category	Lots	Median	Middle half
Category not stated	204	£675	£375 to £1,450
Cat N	48	£1,300	£550 to £3,250
Cat S	35	£1,850	£600 to £4,750

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	Petrol, £525	Electric, £9,100	+1633%
Colour	Green, £325	White, £2,300	+608%
Transmission	CVT, £250	Semi Auto, £1,750	+600%
Seller	Combellack Vehicle Recyclers, £475	Charles Trent LTD, £2,000	+321%
Write-off category	Category not stated, £675	Cat S, £1,850	+174%
Body shape	Convertible, £525	Suv, £1,400	+167%
Runner status	Starts and drives, £800	Starts, does not drive, £1,950	+144%
Doors	3 doors, £425	5 doors, £925	+118%
Keys	Listed with no keys, £475	Listed with keys, £800	+68%
Damage type	Accident damage, £1,000	Fire damage, £1,600	+60%
Service history	Full service history, £575	No service history, £825	+43%
V5 logbook	Listed with logbook, £800	Listed with no logbook, £800	+0%

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
Diesel	157	£825	£450 to £1,650
Petrol	109	£525	£300 to £1,350
Electric	6	£9,100	£4,750 to £9,300
Hybrid	5	£3,050	£2,450 to £5,400
Other	3	£5,900	£5,900 to £10,300

By transmission

Transmission	Lots	Median	Middle half
Automatic	210	£825	£425 to £2,100
Manual	45	£725	£300 to £1,400
CVT	15	£250	£200 to £500
Semi Auto	12	£1,750	£1,200 to £2,200

By colour

Colour	Lots	Median	Middle half
Silver	97	£500	£300 to £925
Black	92	£925	£475 to £1,850
White	28	£2,300	£975 to £3,900
Grey	27	£1,400	£850 to £4,800
Blue	25	£650	£300 to £1,200
Red	8	£1,650	£900 to £2,700
Green	3	£325	£325 to £3,250

By type of damage

Damage type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Accident damage	107	£1,000	£475 to £2,700
Mechanical fault	16	£1,300	£475 to £2,000
Fire damage	7	£1,600	£300 to £5,600

By key availability

Keys	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with keys	267	£800	£425 to £1,850
Listed with no keys	16	£475	£275 to £1,300

By V5 logbook

Logbook	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with logbook	93	£800	£325 to £1,650
Listed with no logbook	181	£800	£450 to £1,950

By service history

Service history	Lots	Median	Middle half
Full service history	26	£575	£300 to £1,100
No service history	249	£825	£425 to £1,800

By whether it starts and drives

Runner status	Lots	Median	Middle half
Starts and drives	212	£800	£425 to £1,650
Starts, does not drive	16	£1,950	£525 to £2,700
Non-runner	59	£825	£350 to £2,350

By seller

Seller	Lots	Median	Middle half
Asm Auto Recycling	106	£650	£350 to £1,750
Silverlake Autoparts	62	£800	£375 to £1,450
Trader.Co.Uk	32	£850	£525 to £1,300
Charles Trent LTD	30	£2,000	£1,200 to £6,000
Northern Salvage Automobile Auctions	13	£850	£225 to £5,400
Whip Street Motors	10	£525	£450 to £925
DLH Auto Recyclers LTD	7	£500	£475 to £1,350
Combellack Vehicle Recyclers	6	£475	£350 to £1,350
Rowley Auto Services Limited	4	£725	£175 to £725
Charlotte Motors Salvage	3	£625	£625 to £14,600

By body shape

Body shape	Lots	Median	Middle half
Saloon	68	£650	£475 to £1,600
Hatchback	52	£1,200	£475 to £3,250
Coupe	44	£725	£425 to £1,500
Estate	27	£800	£475 to £2,450
MPV	23	£925	£350 to £1,700
Convertible	20	£525	£250 to £1,200
Suv	13	£1,400	£900 to £1,950

By doors

Doors	Lots	Median	Middle half
2 doors	19	£500	£375 to £925
3 doors	4	£425	£325 to £425
4 doors	54	£700	£425 to £1,600
5 doors	61	£925	£475 to £2,350

Before you bid on one

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