Residual value & value retention
What a car is still worth after a number of years; value retention is that as a percentage of the new price.
The residual value is the estimated market value of a car at a future moment, for example after three or four years and a certain number of kilometres. Value retention is that same residual value expressed as a percentage of the original new price; a high percentage means the car holds its value relatively well.
Value retention differs strongly per segment, brand and drivetrain and is sensitive to market conditions: new-price changes, fiscal changes, delivery times and second-hand demand shift the curve. Figures are estimates based on historical sales data and remain uncertain, certainly for newer drivetrains for which the data series is short.
We show value retention only when there are enough reliable data points; otherwise it reads "insufficient data" instead of a guess. It is a reference figure with source and reference date, not a forecast and not buying or investment advice.
See also: Company-car tax (bijtelling), ADAC Pannenstatistik, Residual-value curve, Battery degradation
Source: Residual-value curves from historical data; only with enough data points, indicative
No tax or financial advice. Every figure shows its source and reference date. Always compare with an independent adviser and the official source.