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What a classic Vauxhall sells for at auction

The median, the usual range and the way prices have moved, from 258 recorded Vauxhall sales at public auction since 2004: which models make the most, which come up most often, and what each of them sells for.

Part of: Vauxhall, the full marque guide
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Median sold price by year, with the dashed line restated in 2025 money. Hollow final dot: the current, incomplete year.
Median sold price £6,344
Usual range £3,400 to £12,810
Recorded sales 258 since 2004
Data to 10 August 2026

258 Vauxhalls have sold at public auction since 2004, at a median of £6,344; the middle half of them made between £3,400 and £12,810. The sale rooms see about 29 a year and 73% of the cars offered find a buyer. The Viva is the one that comes up most often, with 45 sales on record at a median of £4,700. The highest result is £1,247,000, paid for a 30-98 in September 2020.

In 2025 the median classic Vauxhall sold for £6,200 across 43 sales, 35% up on 2024. In real terms, typical classic Vauxhall prices were down about 68% over the five years to 2025, once inflation is accounted for.

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Vauxhall median sold price by year, nominal and adjusted for inflation
Year Sold Median In 2025 money
2026 (so far) 22 £6,200
2025 43 £6,200 £6,200
2024 23 £4,592 £4,768
2023 35 £6,100 £6,546
2022 27 £7,795 £8,927
2021 19 £5,269 £6,515
2020 9 £15,500 £19,642
2019 7 £5,062 £6,480
2018 20 £7,284 £9,484
2017 8 £5,852 £7,795
2016 9 £5,962 £8,146
2015 4 £85,750 £118,335
2014 4 £6,188 £8,573
2012 6 £14,544 £20,906
2011 5 £47,700 £70,327
2010 4 £53,526 £81,983
2006 3 £3,150 £5,340
2005 3 £3,335 £5,796
2004 3 £400 £710

Which Vauxhall models make the most

Not every Vauxhall is priced alike. The 30-98 sits at the top of the marque, with a median of £175,000 across 21 sales and most of them between £140,039 and £219,900. The Viva HA sits at the bottom at a median of £2,187, so the dearest Vauxhall model typically makes about 80 times what the cheapest does.

Each bar runs from the quarter mark to the three-quarter mark of that marque's sales, so it covers the middle half of them and leaves out the project and the concours car. The thickest bars have three thousand sales or more behind them, the thinnest fewer than five hundred. The scale is by ratio, every gridline about three times the one before, which is the only way a Reliant and a Jaguar fit on one axis.

The busiest Vauxhall models in the sale rooms

Auction prices by Vauxhall model
Model Sales Usual range Median
Viva 45 £3,150 to £6,750 £4,700
Victor 40 £3,139 to £7,661 £5,819
30-98 21 £140,039 to £219,900 £175,000
Cresta PA 19 £8,195 to £20,400 £13,000
Velox 17 £3,888 to £10,080 £5,508
Cresta 16 £3,662 to £11,127 £8,882
Chevette 14 £3,232 to £10,630 £5,806
Chevette HS 14 £12,365 to £28,500 £15,160
Viva HA 10 £862 to £3,972 £2,187
Chevette L 9 £2,990 to £5,200 £3,150
Firenza 8 £13,581 to £24,431 £18,350
Victor FE 7 £1,552 to £3,800 £2,800

Plus 38 rarer variants with too few sales for a row of their own.

The latest Vauxhall sales

  • £5,200 Velox Mathewsons, 30 July 2026
  • £2,700 Viva Mathewsons, 30 July 2026
  • £6,200 Cresta Mathewsons, 29 July 2026
  • £4,700 Viva Mathewsons, 26 June 2026
  • £4,600 Wyvern Mathewsons, 25 June 2026
Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

How much does a classic Vauxhall sell for?

Across 258 recorded auction sales, the median classic Vauxhall made £6,344, with most selling between £3,400 and £12,810 (as of August 2026). Those are sold prices rather than valuations: condition, history and specification move any individual car well outside that range.

Which Vauxhall is worth the most at auction?

Of the Vauxhall models with enough sales to read, the 30-98 carries the highest median: £175,000 across 21 recorded sales, most of them between £140,039 and £219,900, with the Firenza next at £18,350 (as of August 2026). Those are sold prices for cars in every condition; a concours example of a cheaper model can still out-sell a project 30-98.

What is the cheapest way into a classic Vauxhall?

At auction, the Viva HA: a median of £2,187 across 10 recorded sales, with most between £862 and £3,972 (as of August 2026). The bottom of that range is usually a project rather than a bargain, and a cheap car to buy is rarely a cheap car to put right.

Are classic Vauxhall prices rising?

No, not on the evidence to 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the typical classic Vauxhall made about 68% less in 2025 than five years earlier. The 2025 median was £6,200 across 43 sales, 35% above 2024. Those are medians across every Vauxhall model and every condition the sale rooms see, so a single model can be moving the other way.

What is the most expensive classic Vauxhall ever sold at auction?

The highest recorded auction result for a classic Vauxhall is £1,247,000, paid for a 30-98 in September 2020. Results like that are exceptional cars at exceptional moments; the typical range is £3,400 to £12,810.

How often does a classic Vauxhall come up for sale?

Frequently, by classic-car standards: roughly 29 sell at auction each year, and 73% of the cars offered find a buyer. There is a steady supply, so it pays to wait for a good one rather than stretch for the first car you see.

Before you buy or sell

  • Buying a classic at auction

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  • Selling a classic privately

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  • Agreed value insurance

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Strong evidence. 258 recorded sales and a dozen or more a year: the median and the range are well founded. Sold prices from public classic car auction results (2004 to 10 August 2026), not asking prices and not a valuation: a concours car and a project both sit inside these ranges, and condition, history and specification move any one car well outside them. Inflation-adjusted figures use the ONS CPIH index, in 2025 money. How to read these figures.