Mercedes A-Class for sale in Shanghai (China)

Are you looking to buy (or sell) a Mercedes A-Class in Shanghai? Vehiclus analyzed the used automotive market of all towns in China to establish a pricing profile of various Mercedes models depending on their age, technical condition, optical condition, and mileage. To maximize your profits when selling your A-Class (or to be sure to not be ripped off when buying a Mercedes A-Class) it is of value to understand most value-determining variables.

Supply and Demand of Mercedes A-Class on the local car market

Shanghai is a metropolitan area with a population of 22315474 inhabitants. Nevertheless, there are usually not many Mercedes A-Class available on the market. That's why the supply is small and the demand depends on various of factors e.g. brand reputation, fuel mileage, and used car pricing.

Price Devaluation Curve of the A-Class in Shanghai

As shown below, cars of the manufacturer Mercedes and especially of the model A-Class devaluate in a very customary manner. The mean price of the A-Class will be lowered by up to 13% ($31,301) after only one year. After three years, the car typically is sold for approximately 63% of its original asking price ($22,189) while it will only be valued at 32% of the original price after 7 years ($10,137). The A-Class's value after twelve years is only 10% of its first price depending on its condition of course.

Depreciation according to vehicle mileage

Another way to analyze car depreciation is to study the decrease of value vs mileage. The Mercedes A-Class depreciation curve below illustrates this phenomenon for Shanghai. The A-Class looses most of its value (ca 45%) within the first 30k kilometers driven. The average price for a A-Class at that mileage is ca $20,316. After that the devaluation slows down: at 90k km the Mercedes A-Class is valued for $11,559 in Shanghai and for $5,885 at 180k kilometers of mileage.

Mercedes A-Class price depending on condition (fair, good, excellent)

The last parameter that significantly effects the price of a second-hand car is the technical and optical condition of the vehicle. The table below lists the deflation of a Mercedes A-Class according to its year and its condition.

Vehicle Year	Mercedes A-Class Condition
	fair	good	excellent
2017	$21,054	$28,104	$35,154
2016	$18,515	$24,715	$30,914
2015	$16,156	$21,566	$26,975
2014	$13,977	$18,657	$23,337
2013	$11,978	$15,989	$20,000
2012	$10,159	$13,561	$16,963
2011	$8,521	$11,374	$14,227
2010	$7,062	$9,426	$11,791
2009	$5,783	$7,720	$9,656
2008	$4,685	$6,253	$7,822
2007	$3,766	$5,028	$6,289
2006	$3,028	$4,042	$5,056
2005	$2,470	$3,297	$4,124
2004	$2,092	$2,792	$3,493
2003	$1,894	$2,528	$3,162
2002	$1,876	$2,504	$3,132