Citroen C4 for sale in Shanghai (China)

Are you currently in the market to buy (or sell) a Citroen C4 in Shanghai? Vehiclus surveyed the used automotive market of all cities in China to determine a pricing profile of various Citroen models depending on their age, technical condition, optical condition, and mileage. If you want to optimize your earnings when selling your C4 (or to be sure to not overpay when purchasing a Citroen C4) it is of value to know most price-determining variables.

Supply and Demand of Citroen C4 on the local vehicle market

Shanghai is a metropolitan area with 22315474 inhabitants. Nevertheless, it is hard to find more than three Citroen C4 on the local car market . That's why the supply is little and the demand depends on various of factors e.g. car model reputation, mileage, and brand competetivness.

Price Devaluation Curve of the C4 in Shanghai

As shown below, cars of the make Citroen and especially of their model C4 loose their value in a very customary manner. The mean selling price of the C4 will be lowered by up to 13% ($21,662) after just 1 year. After 3 years, the car usually costs only 63% of its original asking price ($15,774) while it will only be priced at 31% of the original price after 7 years ($6,709). The C4's value after twelve years is only 12% of its initial price depending on its condition of course.

Depreciation according to mileage

Another way to quantify vehicle depreciation is to look at the loss of value over mileage. The Citroen C4 depreciation curve below shows this phenomenon for the city of Shanghai. The C4 looses most of its resell price (ca 46%) within the first 30k kilometers of its mileage. The typical price for a C4 at that mileage is $13,768. After that the depreciation slows down: at 90k km the Citroen C4 is priced for $8,135 in Shanghai and for $3,653 at 180k kilometers .

Citroen C4 price depending on condition (fair, good, excellent)

The last parameter that heavily effects the sell price of a second-hand car is the technical and optical condition of the vehicle. The table below describes the devaluation of a Citroen C4 according to its year and its condition.

Vehicle Year	Citroen C4 Condition
	fair	good	excellent
2017	$10,622	$17,943	$25,263
2016	$9,341	$15,779	$22,217
2015	$8,151	$13,768	$19,386
2014	$7,051	$11,911	$16,771
2013	$6,043	$10,208	$14,373
2012	$5,125	$8,658	$12,190
2011	$4,298	$7,261	$10,224
2010	$3,563	$6,018	$8,474
2009	$2,917	$4,928	$6,939
2008	$2,363	$3,992	$5,621
2007	$1,900	$3,210	$4,519
2006	$1,527	$2,580	$3,633
2005	$1,246	$2,105	$2,964
2004	$1,055	$1,782	$2,510
2003	$955	$1,614	$2,272
2002	$946	$1,598	$2,251