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Price guide · updated July 2026

Audi A3 prices in the UK

The average used Audi A3 listed for £14,930 in the UK as of July 2026 (median £14,695), based on 15,673 ScanAuctions price observations. The value sweet spot is a 2019 car at around £13,423 — 15.6% less than a 2020.

The A3 in the used market

The A3 is the premium hatch formula at its most conventional, and its used prices stay firm because it's the default trade-up from a Golf. The 8V generation (2012–2020) covers most of the market — Saloon versions carry a small premium over the Sportback. The cheapest cars are early 1.4 TFSIs and diesels; the S3 sits in its own faster-appreciating world.

£14,930

Average price

£14,695

Median price

£2,577

Cheapest year (2008)

15,673

Cars tracked

Audi A3 price by year

Average and cheapest listed price per registration year, with typical mileage. Real UK observations, not book values.

Value sweet spot: 2019. A 2019 Audi A3 averages £13,42315.6% less than a 2020 — the biggest one-year price drop on this model. Drops this size usually sit where a model changes generation, so the saving buys the outgoing shape — check which body style the year gets you before assuming it’s the same car.

£8.8k£18k£26k£35k2008: 2,577 average (£), 173 cars£2.6k082009: 2,861 average (£), 244 cars2010: 3,121 average (£), 276 cars102011: 3,703 average (£), 282 cars2012: 4,021 average (£), 363 cars122013: 5,736 average (£), 756 cars2014: 7,038 average (£), 1,007 cars142015: 7,733 average (£), 994 cars2016: 9,129 average (£), 1,010 cars162017: 10,531 average (£), 981 cars2018: 12,419 average (£), 906 cars182019: 13,423 average (£), 826 cars£13k2020: 15,912 average (£), 700 cars202021: 17,175 average (£), 1,134 cars2022: 18,739 average (£), 1,381 cars222023: 20,629 average (£), 2,215 cars2024: 23,419 average (£), 900 cars242025: 29,395 average (£), 1,214 cars2026: 31,491 average (£), 302 cars£31k26
YearAverageCheapest seenAvg mileageCars
2026£31,4914,197302
2025£29,395£17,9006,0061,214
2024£23,419£12,20019,087900
2023£20,629£10,49529,0922,215
2022£18,739£8,95039,3041,381
2021£17,175£8,30047,0911,134
2020£15,912£6,50050,405700
2019£13,423£6,19561,850826
2018£12,41966,068906
2017£10,53177,657981
2016£9,12983,6421,010
2015£7,73388,857994
2014£7,03892,4971,007
2013£5,736101,625756
2012£4,021105,964363
2011£3,703104,482282
2010£3,121109,462276
2009£2,861111,640244
2008£2,577£1,100109,263173

“Cheapest seen” excludes implausibly low listings (often accident-damaged or Cat-marked cars); “—” means the lowest prices we saw weren’t representative.

Price by mileage

20212025 cars. On average, every extra 20,000 miles takes about £2,700 off the price.

MileageAverage priceCars
020,000 miles£25,7272,733
20,00040,000 miles£20,1662,436
40,00060,000 miles£17,9141,059
60,00080,000 miles£16,133390
80,000100,000 miles£14,021141
100,000120,000 miles£12,26554

By fuel type

Petrol (6,213)£21,574
Diesel (459)£22,450

By gearbox

Automatic (4,953)£22,622
Manual (1,885)£18,921

What dealers actually pay for an A3

Across 3,522 Audi A3 listings we scanned on dealer sale platforms, the average asking price was £10,527 against an average AutoTrader retail value of £12,931 — a gap of £2,404 before fees and prep. The gap is not profit: after fees, transport and preparation, our modelled margin on the average A3 listing is about £312 — dealers earn by picking the right cars, not the average one.

£10,527

At auction

£12,931

Retails at

£2,404

The gap

How dealers find these cars before anyone else

Common questions

How much is a used Audi A3 in the UK?

As of July 2026, the average used Audi A3 listed for £14,930 (median £14,695), across 15,673 UK price observations tracked by ScanAuctions. Prices range from about £2,577 for a 2008 car to £31,491 for a 2026.

What is the cheapest Audi A3 year worth buying?

2019 is the value sweet spot: it averages £13,423, 15.6% less than a 2020, with average mileage around 61,850 miles. Older cars are cheaper still but carry higher mileage.

How much does mileage affect Audi A3 prices?

Across 2021–2025 cars, each additional 20,000 miles reduces the average price by roughly £2,700.

What do dealers pay for an Audi A3?

Across 3,522 Audi A3 listings scanned on dealer-only sale platforms, the average asking price was £10,527 against an average AutoTrader retail value of £12,931 — a gap of £2,404 before fees and preparation costs.

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Methodology. Figures are computed from 15,673 Audi A3 price observations collected by ScanAuctions from UK marketplace and auction listings, filtered to plausible retail values and registration years. Averages are asking/listing prices, not final sold prices. Auction figures compare dealer-platform asking prices with AutoTrader retail valuations on the same cars. Last updated July 2026; refreshed monthly. Full detail: data & methodology.