Value my car

In order to check your car's value, simply post a free listing of your car - all you need to do is put your mileage and registration in along with a few photos and some basic information - and you’ll get a totally free estimation of how much your car is worth.

Used car valuations are an estimate only based on the mileage, general condition and age of your car.

The true value of your vehicle will vary depending on a number of factors - such as service and MOT history, any wear, tear or damage your car may have and how much potential buyers will be willing to pay.

The good news is that increasing the value of your car can be relatively simple.

Before you take pictures, give it a good clean! A nice and shiny car is instantly more appealing to buyers and could even remove dirt and grime that may otherwise be confused for deeper marks.

If you have an MOT or service coming up, having those done before a sale will add value to - though it’s worth looking into the tradeoff of the cost before doing so. You should always have a valid MOT though as it’s a legal requirement for cars being used on public roads.

Every car sold suffers from what’s called depreciation. As soon as you drive a new car out of a dealership, it loses a significant percentage of its value. The more expensive a new car is, the faster it tends to depreciate.

As a rule of thumb, a three-year old car will be worth half the price of what it was worth when new, but some cars can depreciate faster (lose more value), than others.The make and model are the biggest factors, but other factors such as the condition of the car and the option you have affect depreciation too.

A lot of people might tell you that a car with 100,000 miles would be high and to avoid it — but that’s not strictly true.

While yes, higher mileage does generally indicate a car in worse condition than one with low mileage, more crucial is how well it’s been looked after.

Put it this way — you’re buying a car and two identical ones have caught your eye. There’s a difference, though.

One has 100,000 miles on it but a complete main dealer service history with regular work done on time, and with no cost spared.

The other has 50,000 miles on it but is missing a few services with some patchy history of where and by whom work was done by. Which are you going for?

Don’t worry, you don’t need a full in-depth history of every bit of work your car has had done to it to get a free valuation.

You just need to create a listing with carwow by providing mileage, the reg and a few pictures. As well as receiving offers from dealers interested in buying it, you’ll also get a free valuation estimate so you know if the deals you’re getting are good or not.

It’s no obligation either — you’re welcome to take the steps to get the valuation without accepting any of the offers that come your way.

Simply put, yes.

In a slightly more complex manner, the general specification of your car is taken into account behind the scenes but rather than basing the cost on how much you or the original owner paid for it, it's based on the worth of those add-ons now.

The higher or more sought-after the spec of your car, the more it’ll be worth.

Used car values are seeing something of a meteoric rise at the time of writing this — so this may be as good a time as any to consider selling your car.

In fact, why not take a look at the cars rising most in value right now? You might find your car there...

Yes, you can sell your car through carwow. Once you’ve created your listing to get your free valuation, you’ll also receive offers from our network of trusted dealers looking to buy it.

Not only does it make the process so much simpler with an instant car valuation, but it means you can get a fair and independent idea of how much your car is truly worth - allowing you to decide if an offer is right for you or not.

Buying a new car? You can also use carwow to part exchange your current car when buying a new model from one of our trusted dealers.