How much is your car worth in Ireland? As of 18 September 2026, the median asking price on Autoza is €18,950 — but your car's value depends on its own make, model, year, mileage, NCT status and current demand. Autoza's free valuation reads today's Irish listing data in seconds, with no signup, and returns three labelled ranges: the comparable dealer asking price it measures from our own listing data, plus a private-sale and a dealer trade-in guide. Enter your details below.
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A used car's value in Ireland is set mainly by five things: its age (registration year), mileage, fuel type, current NCT status and service history. Newer, lower-mileage cars with a full service record and a long NCT remaining hold their value best, while high-mileage examples, tired diesels and cars with the NCT almost due typically fetch less. Demand for the specific make and model matters too. Our free valuation tool works from the details it actually asks you for — make, model, registration year and mileage, plus fuel type and transmission if you add them — matched against live Irish dealer listings for cars like yours. It cannot price your NCT status or service history — nothing in Irish listing data measures what those are worth, and we will not invent a figure for them — so instead you can tell the tool about them and it will say whether to read the upper or lower part of the range it measured.
Trade-in value vs private sale value in Ireland
A dealer trade-in in Ireland typically lands around 10–15% below what the same car would achieve in a private sale, and a private sale about the same distance below a dealer forecourt price. Treat both as an industry rule of thumb rather than a measurement: Autoza records an achieved sale price on almost none of its listings, so we cannot verify the size of either gap from our own data, and there is no independent Irish source we are willing to stand behind for it. What is certain is the direction, and why — the gap reflects the dealer's reconditioning, warranty cover, VAT on their margin and resale risk — effectively the price you pay for convenience. Trading in makes most sense when you're buying your next car from the same dealer, or when you want a fast, safe sale with the paperwork and ownership change handled for you. A private sale usually wins when your car is clean, well-documented and in demand and you have the time to advertise, answer enquiries and host viewings. Get both figures before you decide — the right choice depends on how much your time is worth. If you sell privately, list it free on Autoza to reach verified buyers directly.
How does our car valuation work?
Our car valuation tool uses real Irish market data to estimate your vehicle's value. We find live and recently-sold Irish dealer listings matching your car's make, model and registration year — plus fuel type and transmission if you supply them — then adjust for how your mileage compares with those cars. Those are asking prices, so what you get back is a comparable dealer asking range — the measured figure — plus a realistic private-sale range and a dealer trade-in range beneath it, each badged so you can see at a glance which one came from our data and which two are an industry rule of thumb we cannot verify. Where the comparable cars disagree widely, or where we could not find close enough matches, the tool labels the result as indicative rather than presenting a confident figure.
This tool is completely free and helps you know the fair price whether you want to sell your car in Ireland or are looking to buy one. You can also create price alerts to get notifications when similar cars appear on the market.
Want to see how your valuation stacks up against the wider market? Check the latest used car prices in Ireland for 2026 for averages by make, age and fuel type, or explore live Irish used car market data updated from real Autoza listings.
Car valuation FAQs
How much is my car worth in Ireland?
Enter your car's make, model, registration year and mileage above for a free instant estimate, computed from current Irish dealer listings for cars like yours — no signup. The headline figure is a comparable dealer ASKING price: what dealers advertise cars like yours at, not what you would be handed. We show a private-sale and a trade-in range beneath it, and label which of the three is measured from our data.
How do I value my car for free?
Use Autoza's free car valuation — no account, no fee. We read current Irish listings for cars like yours and return the price range comparable cars are advertised at by Irish dealers. Because those are asking prices, we also show a realistic private-sale range and a dealer trade-in range beneath it. Each step down — forecourt asking to private sale, and private sale to dealer trade-in — is about 10–15%. That is an industry rule of thumb reconciled with the figure Autoza publishes elsewhere on the site, not something Autoza has measured.
What's my car worth right now?
Used-car values move with the market. Autoza's valuation uses today's Irish listing data, so the figure reflects current demand rather than a stale guide price.