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Used cars lose about 10% of their value a year. See the best age to buy, what mileage costs and which brands hold value best, from 41,298 UK listings.

See what £200, £300 or £400 a month buys across 41,284 used-car adverts, including car age, mileage, vehicle type and loan costs.

Two used cars of the same model, age and mileage can be priced hundreds or even thousands of pounds apart.

More than one in four used cars on sale wears a premium badge, from a small Audi A1 to a Range Rover. You'll pay more for one, but how much of that money goes on the badge, and how much on a bigger, better-equipped car?

A second owner takes just 0.6% off a used car’s price, about £90. We compared 17,544 UK used cars to see what really drives the price gap.