Sell a high-mileage car – even with 200’000 km or more

There is no official threshold. What matters is the relation to age, vehicle class and drive: the same number can be a lot for a three-year-old small car and little for a ten-year-old touring station wagon. The TCS writes in its guide that more than 150’000 km are no longer a problem with today’s technology. What you notice more are the round upper limits that interested buyers enter in their search: if your car is just above one, the listing is found less often. If your car is old rather than high-mileage, read the page Sell an old car.

There is no figure that applies to all cars, so we won’t name one here. The value depends on the model, engine, equipment, documented maintenance and condition – and on whether there are buyers for exactly this car in Switzerland or abroad. Two cars with the same mileage can therefore be far apart. You find out the concrete figure via the form: the offer is free, and you decide freely afterwards. You can read which factors count and how much under What determines a used car’s value.

Yes. State the reading that is on the odometer today and don’t round it down. A deliberately false statement that gets you a higher price can be punished as fraud under Art. 146 SCC. If the display differs from the actual mileage, for example after the instrument cluster was replaced, add a note about it. The service booklet, invoices stating the mileage and the extract from the digital service booklet serve as proof: according to the TCS, tampering is noticed when the odometer reading doesn’t match the data stored at every service.

You don’t have to catch up on it. Work before the sale only pays off if it increases the proceeds by more than it costs, and with expensive items such as the timing belt, clutch or gearbox, that is far from certain. So first get the price for the current condition; with us, none of this work is a requirement for an offer. If a service is due anyway, just mention it. Little effort and always worthwhile: washing the car, cleaning the interior and getting the documents ready.

Then gather what there is: garage invoices, MFK reports, receipts for tires, brakes or the timing belt. If the brand keeps a digital service booklet, you can request an extract at any time, according to the TCS; ask the garage that maintained the car. Mention gaps openly – the TCS counts the supposedly lost service booklet among the tricks of dishonest sellers, and buyers react with corresponding suspicion. With us, you get an offer even with incomplete documents.

Yes, neither is an obstacle. Very high mileage, an expired MFK, engine or gearbox damage: you get an offer from us for these too, for any brand. Your car doesn’t have to be roadworthy; we agree on the time of the handover with you once you have accepted the offer. What matters is that the mileage, defects and previous damage in your details are correct, because then there is no renegotiation. More on the missing inspection: Selling a car without MFK.