Mercedes B-Class for sale in Shanghai (China)

Are you in the market to buy (or sell) a Mercedes B-Class in Shanghai? Vehiclus analyzed the local used auto market of all towns in China to determine a pricing profile of various Mercedes models depending on their age, technical condition, optical condition, and mileage. To maximize your profits when selling your B-Class (or to make sure to not be overcharged when buying a Mercedes B-Class) it is a good idea to understand most price-determining variables.

Supply and Demand of Mercedes B-Class on the local auto market

Shanghai is a town with currently 22315474 inhabitants. Nevertheless, it is hard to find more than three Mercedes B-Class on the used car market at the same time. Hence, the supply is not high and the demand depends on a multitude of factors e.g. car model reputation, brand popularity, and reliability.

Price Devaluation Curve of the B-Class in Shanghai

As illustrated in the figure below, cars of the car manufacturer Mercedes and specially of their model B-Class loose their value in a very customary manner. The average price of the B-Class will be decreased by 14% ($36,366) after just 1 year. After 3 years, the car usually goes for only 61% of its original asking price ($25,600) while it will only be valued at 27% of the original price after 7 years ($11,957). The B-Class's value after twelve years is only 11% of its first price depending on its condition of course.

Depreciation according to mileage

One more way to quantify car depreciation is to examine the loss of value over mileage. The Mercedes B-Class depreciation curve below describes this phenomenon for the city of Shanghai. The B-Class looses most of its resell price (ca 47%) within the first 30k km of its mileage. The typical price for a B-Class at that usage level is $23,583. After that the depreciation slows down: at 90k kilometers the Mercedes B-Class is priced for $13,229 in Shanghai and for $7,009 at 180,000km .

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

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

Vehicle Year	Mercedes B-Class Condition
	fair	good	excellent
2017	$26,270	$33,589	$40,909
2016	$23,101	$29,538	$35,975
2015	$20,158	$25,775	$31,391
2014	$17,439	$22,298	$27,158
2013	$14,945	$19,109	$23,274
2012	$12,676	$16,208	$19,740
2011	$10,631	$13,593	$16,556
2010	$8,811	$11,266	$13,722
2009	$7,216	$9,227	$11,237
2008	$5,845	$7,474	$9,103
2007	$4,699	$6,009	$7,318
2006	$3,778	$4,831	$5,884
2005	$3,082	$3,940	$4,799
2004	$2,610	$3,337	$4,064
2003	$2,363	$3,021	$3,680
2002	$2,340	$2,992	$3,645