Recorded closing bids for Volvo salvage cars

86 damaged Volvos recorded at UK salvage auction across 8 models, median closing bid £525, middle half between £300 and £1,650. Recorded bids, not estimates, and not independently confirmed as completed sales.

Get a max bid for the 2009 VOLVO V50 closing Mon 12 Oct →1 of 11 at salvage auction now, all listed below. First analysis free, or paste any Copart or SalvageMarket lot link.

Want a roadworthy one instead? Volvo passes its MOT first time in 78.2% of cases, from 593,365 real DVSA tests, above the 76.7% national average.

86Ended listings

£525Median bid

£2,132Average

£300 to £1,650Middle half

78.2%MOT first-time pass rate

At auction now

11 damaged Volvos are listed at UK salvage auction right now, closing between 12 Oct and 21 Oct. Bids so far run from £100 to £4,150 when we last checked, against the £525 median closing bid above. Each one's closing bid is added to the figures on this page once its auction ends.

Closing soonest:

2009 VOLVO V50, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2013 VOLVO V60, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2015 VOLVO V40, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2010 VOLVO V50, closes 14 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2009 VOLVO V50, closes 14 Oct, bid so far £100. Get a max bid for this lot →
2026 VOLVO XC60, closes 14 Oct, bid so far £3,000. Get a max bid for this lot →
2011 VOLVO XC90 SE LUX AWD D5, closes 14 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2011 VOLVO XC60 SE LUX AWD D5, closes 14 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →

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By model

Model	Ended listings	Median
XC90	20	£500
V40	13	£600
XC60	10	£1,650
V50	6	£225
V60	6	£725
C70	4	£350
V70	3	£400
C30	3	£275

By write-off category

Category	Lots	Median	Middle half
Category not stated	64	£475	£275 to £750
Cat S	13	£1,650	£700 to £5,700
Cat N	9	£2,650	£375 to £4,800

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, £9,200	+1944%
Seller	DLH Auto Recyclers LTD, £150	Northern Salvage Automobile Auctions, £2,450	+1533%
Transmission	Semi Auto, £225	Automatic, £1,600	+611%
Runner status	Starts and drives, £525	Starts, does not drive, £3,150	+500%
Write-off category	Category not stated, £475	Cat N, £2,650	+458%
Colour	Blue, £375	Red, £1,650	+340%
Body shape	Saloon, £300	Suv, £600	+100%
Doors	4 doors, £300	5 doors, £600	+100%
V5 logbook	Listed with logbook, £400	Listed with no logbook, £725	+81%
Damage type	Mechanical fault, £350	Accident damage, £600	+71%
Service history	Full service history, £475	No service history, £575	+21%

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	60	£450	£275 to £700
Petrol	16	£1,350	£350 to £4,600
Electric	4	£5,100	£4,800 to £5,100
Other	3	£9,200	£9,200 to £10,900
Hybrid	3	£6,300	£6,300 to £28,250

By transmission

Transmission	Lots	Median	Middle half
Automatic	47	£1,600	£575 to £6,000
Manual	34	£325	£225 to £475
Semi Auto	5	£225	£150 to £300

By colour

Colour	Lots	Median	Middle half
Black	20	£600	£325 to £2,650
Blue	17	£375	£300 to £1,650
White	15	£450	£250 to £750
Grey	14	£600	£400 to £2,450
Silver	11	£475	£250 to £700
Red	5	£1,650	£375 to £6,000
Gold	3	£700	£700 to £1,650

By type of damage

Damage type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Accident damage	32	£600	£225 to £2,650
Mechanical fault	7	£350	£275 to £775

By key availability

Keys	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with keys	84	£525	£300 to £1,650

By V5 logbook

Logbook	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with logbook	47	£400	£225 to £750
Listed with no logbook	38	£725	£350 to £2,450

By service history

Service history	Lots	Median	Middle half
Full service history	28	£475	£300 to £1,950
No service history	56	£575	£300 to £1,350

By whether it starts and drives

Runner status	Lots	Median	Middle half
Starts and drives	68	£525	£300 to £1,600
Starts, does not drive	5	£3,150	£350 to £5,100
Non-runner	13	£575	£275 to £2,650

By seller

Seller	Lots	Median	Middle half
Asm Auto Recycling	41	£550	£350 to £2,650
Silverlake Autoparts	18	£525	£350 to £725
Charles Trent LTD	8	£575	£275 to £775
DLH Auto Recyclers LTD	5	£150	£125 to £225
Trader.Co.Uk	5	£325	£300 to £375
Northern Salvage Automobile Auctions	3	£2,450	£2,450 to £3,150

By body shape

Body shape	Lots	Median	Middle half
Estate	45	£575	£325 to £4,600
Hatchback	17	£525	£375 to £850
Suv	14	£600	£275 to £1,650
Saloon	6	£300	£250 to £525
Convertible	4	£350	£250 to £350

By doors

Doors	Lots	Median	Middle half
4 doors	6	£300	£250 to £525
5 doors	28	£600	£350 to £1,650

Before you bid on one

Work out a max bid for a specific Volvo lot from its damage, repair cost and resale value, first analysis free
See where Volvo 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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