Recorded closing bids for Volkswagen salvage cars

380 damaged Volkswagens recorded at UK salvage auction across 17 models, median closing bid £500, middle half between £300 and £1,250. Recorded bids, not estimates, and not independently confirmed as completed sales.

Get a max bid for the 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF closing Sun 11 Oct →1 of 71 at salvage auction now, all listed below. First analysis free, or paste any Copart or SalvageMarket lot link.

Want a roadworthy one instead? Volkswagen passes its MOT first time in 77.1% of cases, from 3,160,580 real DVSA tests, above the 76.7% national average.

380Ended listings

£500Median bid

£1,163Average

£300 to £1,250Middle half

77.1%MOT first-time pass rate

At auction now

71 damaged Volkswagens are listed at UK salvage auction right now, closing between 10 Oct and 23 Oct. Bids so far run from £30 to £4,800 when we last checked, against the £500 median closing bid above. Each one's closing bid is added to the figures on this page once its auction ends.

Closing soonest:

2010 VOLKSWAGEN POLO, closes 10 Oct, bid so far £400. Get a max bid for this lot →
2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS, closes 10 Oct, bid so far £100. Get a max bid for this lot →
2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £175. Get a max bid for this lot →
2022 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £3,750. Get a max bid for this lot →
2009 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £225. Get a max bid for this lot →
2014 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £275. Get a max bid for this lot →
2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →

Bidding on one of them? Work out your max bid first →

By model

Model	Ended listings	Median
Golf	105	£450
Polo	93	£500
Passat	32	£500
Tiguan	18	£725
Scirocco	12	£500
Touran	12	£375
Beetle	10	£450
Golf Plus	9	£300
Up	8	£700
Touareg	8	£525
Sharan	6	£2,150
Eos	5	£375
CC	5	£825
Fox	3	£200
Jetta	3	£525
Golf SE Bluemotion Tech TDI Sa	3	£1,400
Id3 Pro	3	£4,900

By write-off category

Category	Lots	Median	Middle half
Category not stated	270	£450	£275 to £950
Cat S	53	£1,150	£350 to £2,700
Cat N	53	£650	£325 to £1,300

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, £450	Other, £5,100	+1033%
Transmission	Manual, £375	Semi Auto, £1,400	+273%
Seller	DLH Auto Recyclers LTD, £250	Charles Trent LTD, £875	+250%
Colour	Green, £225	White, £750	+233%
Write-off category	Category not stated, £450	Cat S, £1,150	+156%
Doors	3 doors, £425	4 doors, £900	+112%
Body shape	Convertible, £375	Suv, £675	+80%
Runner status	Starts and drives, £450	Starts, does not drive, £775	+72%
Damage type	Accident damage, £525	Mechanical fault, £725	+38%
Keys	Listed with no keys, £450	Listed with keys, £500	+11%
Service history	No service history, £500	Full service history, £550	+10%
V5 logbook	Listed with no logbook, £500	Listed with logbook, £525	+5%

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	191	£500	£275 to £1,400
Diesel	170	£450	£300 to £900
Electric	7	£4,900	£3,000 to £12,300
Other	4	£5,100	£2,800 to £5,100

By transmission

Transmission	Lots	Median	Middle half
Manual	243	£375	£250 to £750
Semi Auto	73	£1,400	£625 to £2,800
Automatic	45	£525	£300 to £1,250
Semi Automatic	11	£950	£625 to £1,400

By colour

Colour	Lots	Median	Middle half
Black	98	£450	£250 to £950
Silver	68	£500	£250 to £1,300
Grey	68	£725	£350 to £1,650
Blue	65	£375	£250 to £675
White	44	£750	£400 to £2,300
Red	16	£550	£325 to £1,000
Green	5	£225	£200 to £500
Yellow	3	£275	£275 to £1,200
Brown	3	£625	-

By type of damage

Damage type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Accident damage	147	£525	£250 to £1,500
Mechanical fault	40	£725	£350 to £1,500
Fire damage	5	£675	£425 to £1,250

By key availability

Keys	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with keys	365	£500	£300 to £1,250
Listed with no keys	10	£450	£175 to £775

By V5 logbook

Logbook	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with logbook	152	£525	£300 to £1,250
Listed with no logbook	218	£500	£300 to £1,200

By service history

Service history	Lots	Median	Middle half
Full service history	71	£550	£300 to £1,550
No service history	302	£500	£300 to £1,200

By whether it starts and drives

Runner status	Lots	Median	Middle half
Starts and drives	279	£450	£300 to £1,150
Starts, does not drive	38	£775	£350 to £1,750
Non-runner	62	£675	£300 to £1,550

By seller

Seller	Lots	Median	Middle half
Asm Auto Recycling	164	£425	£275 to £1,200
Silverlake Autoparts	76	£375	£250 to £950
Charles Trent LTD	51	£875	£400 to £2,400
Trader.Co.Uk	42	£550	£375 to £1,000
Northern Salvage Automobile Auctions	12	£350	£275 to £950
DLH Auto Recyclers LTD	10	£250	£200 to £325
Whip Street Motors	7	£525	£500 to £825
Combellack Vehicle Recyclers	7	£325	£250 to £3,850
Autospares & Salvage LTD	3	£650	£650 to £4,400

By body shape

Body shape	Lots	Median	Middle half
Hatchback	229	£450	£275 to £1,400
Estate	42	£500	£325 to £1,450
MPV	27	£625	£375 to £1,500
Coupe	23	£500	£325 to £775
Suv	19	£675	£450 to £2,450
Saloon	14	£425	£325 to £1,200
Convertible	11	£375	£200 to £675

By doors

Doors	Lots	Median	Middle half
2 doors	7	£575	£375 to £750
3 doors	29	£425	£250 to £725
4 doors	10	£900	£325 to £1,350
5 doors	130	£625	£325 to £1,600

Before you bid on one

Work out a max bid for a specific Volkswagen lot from its damage, repair cost and resale value, first analysis free
See where Volkswagen ranks against the market median on both price and reliability in the cheapest, most reliable makes at salvage auction
Confirm the write-off category, finance and stolen status for a specific car, 5 credits
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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