Mercedes R-Class for sale in Shanghai (China)

Are you currently looking to buy (or sell) a Mercedes R-Class in Shanghai? Vehiclus surveyed the used auto market of all metropolitan areas 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 R-Class (or to be sure to not overpay when buying a Mercedes R-Class) it is very recommended to learn most value-determining factors.

Supply and Demand of Mercedes R-Class on the local vehicle market

Shanghai is a city with currently 22315474 inhabitants. However, it is hard to find more than a handful Mercedes R-Class on the used car market there. Therefore, the supply is little and the demand depends on a multitude of parameters e.g. season, brand popularity, and reliability.

Price Devaluation Curve of the R-Class in Shanghai

As seen below, cars of the make Mercedes and especially of their model R-Class depreciate in a very usual process. The average asking price of the R-Class will be decreased by up to 13% ($59,615) after just 1 year. After three years, the car usually is sold for about 63% of its original asking price ($41,708) while it will only be valued at 29% of the original price after 7 years ($19,674). The R-Class's value after 12 years is only 11% of its original price depending on its condition of course.

Depreciation according to mileage

Another way to describe vehicle depreciation is to study the loss of value over miles driven. The Mercedes R-Class depreciation curve below shows this phenomenon for the city of Shanghai. The R-Class looses most of its resell price (ca 47%) within the first 20,000miles (30,000km) of its mileage. The typical price for a R-Class at that usage level is $38,366. After that the depreciation plateaus: at 90k kilometers the Mercedes R-Class is sold for $21,144 in Shanghai and for $11,449 at 180k km of mileage.

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

The last value that significantly effects the selling price of a second-hand car is the technical and optical condition of the vehicle. The table below shows the devaluation of a Mercedes R-Class according to its year and its condition.

Vehicle Year	Mercedes R-Class Condition
	fair	good	excellent
2017	$67,450	$67,727	$68,003
2016	$59,316	$59,559	$59,802
2015	$51,758	$51,970	$52,182
2014	$44,778	$44,961	$45,145
2013	$38,374	$38,531	$38,688
2012	$32,547	$32,680	$32,814
2011	$27,297	$27,409	$27,521
2010	$22,624	$22,717	$22,810
2009	$18,528	$18,604	$18,680
2008	$15,009	$15,071	$15,132
2007	$12,067	$12,116	$12,166
2006	$9,702	$9,741	$9,781
2005	$7,913	$7,946	$7,978
2004	$6,702	$6,729	$6,757
2003	$6,067	$6,092	$6,117
2002	$6,010	$6,034	$6,059