Its story on the market
- On sale for over a month. A car that has waited this long leaves room to negotiate.
Found on 2 sites, posted 3 times
We show it once. Every copy, cheapest first:
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The seller’s own photos. They show the car on its best day.
Is it worth it?
Asking price
Fair price
5% over the fair price of 13 similar cars, same trim, fuel and gearbox.
Odometer for its age
4,800 km a year
Typical for this model here is 6,200 km a year, across 58 cars.
Time on the market
34 days
Half of these sell within 32 days, so this one has waited longer: room to negotiate.
Worth in 3 years
About ₹5.9 lakh
It loses about 16.1% a year, read from this model's asking prices here.
The market around it
Fair ₹9.5 lakhThis car ₹9.9 lakh
Cheaperwhere most similar cars sitPricier
46% of 13 similar cars (2011 to 2013), each adjusted to this one, ask more than it does.
Fair price. Middle of 13 similar cars, adjusted for year, km and trim₹9.5 lakh
On CarWale. This same car, as posted there₹9.2 lakh
On OLX. This same car, as posted there₹9.9 lakh
What to offer
Open at₹8.8 lakh
Aim for₹9.2 lakh
Walk away above₹9.7 lakh
- Dealers who came down on a car like this came down about 2.6%. Ask for a free service, new tyres or the transfer fee instead.
- It asks ₹49,000 more than our fair price of ₹9.5 lakh.
- On sale 34 days, longer than most, which go within 32.
From how far sellers here have actually come down, not a promise. An inspection prices every fault it finds, and that moves a seller further.
Asking prices from live listings, not sale prices.
What the listing says, and what the maker built
The listing says
Year2012
Odometer69,000 km
FuelDiesel
TransmissionAutomatic (EV)
Owners1
SellerDealer
AreaAnand Nagar
Variant320d Prestige
As the seller posted it.
From the maker
GearboxAT
From our sourced model data: makers’ material, Bharat NCAP, Global NCAP, SIAM.
Owning it
| A month of running it | About ₹20,100Fuel at 800 km (₹4,400), insurance (₹2,300) and value lost (₹13,300), at 2 Oct 2026 Bengaluru fuel prices. |
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What to check on this one at 69,000 km
- On a diesel, have the turbo, the injectors and (where fitted) the DPF checked: those are the expensive failures.
- On an automatic, feel for jerks or slip on a test drive and ask when the transmission fluid was last changed, a rebuild is dear.
- At about 14 years old, rubber and electrics matter as much as the engine: hoses, bushes, the AC compressor, and rust in the sills and boot floor.
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