The Mazda Mazda3 has proven to be a popular model locally and is now in its third incarnation here in South Africa. The second generation did extremely well and the third seems to be set to pick up where the previous one left off. The third generation has been with us for approximately 6 months and we're interested in knowing how the models fare on the used market; which trim level is going to experience the most depreciation.
As the current model range is still so new, we can only gauge the popularity of model trims based on the previous generation. With the trim levels being rather similar (with a few exclusions) we'll look at the depreciation of the various models from 2016 considering their current average market value.
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Please note that this is only an indication and doesn't take into account the mileage or condition of the vehicles sampled. All averages are calculated based on year and model trim level with consideration for gearbox type.
2016 Mazda Mazda3 1.6L Original Manual
Price new
R258 900
Current average price
R168 000
Percentage loss
35.1%
2016 Mazda Mazda3 1.6L Active Manual
Price new
R271 800
Current average price
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2016 Mazda Mazda3 1.6L Dynamic Manual
Price new
R284 900
Current average price
R201 000
Percentage loss
29%
2016 Mazda Mazda3 1.6L Dynamic Auto
Price new
R295 900
Current average price
R210 000
Percentage loss
29%
2016 Mazda Mazda3 2.0L Individual Manual
Price new
R331 900
Current average price
R195 000
Percentage loss
41.2%
2016 Mazda Mazda3 2.0L Individual Auto
Price new
R343 900
Current average price
R270 000
Percentage loss
21%
2016 Mazda Mazda3 2.0 Astina Auto
Price new
R378 400
Current average price
R240 000
Percentage loss
36%
2016 Mazda Mazda3 2.0 Astina Plus Auto
Price new
R407 900
Current average price
R285 000
Percentage loss
30.1%
Conclusion
While the overall depreciation is fairly even across the board with all models losing in the range of 30% value over 4-years, the noteworthy example is that of the 2.0 Individual Manual that has lost an average of 41.2% making it the biggest loser. The model retaining the most value is the Mazda3 2.0L Individual Auto.
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