Low mileage used cars for sale

Having a low mileage reading on a used car can be worth a lot — used buyers prefer to buy cars with small numbers on the odometer, because they perceive that a car has lots of life left in it. A low mileage reading can easily add £1,000 or more to the resale value, depending on the model.

Low mileage can be down to a number of factors. Some owners just don’t cover big miles every year, or they may have more than one car across which to spread that mileage. Just be aware that in some cases, low miles can potentially mean a car which has been unreliable, and spent a lot of time in a dealership being fixed. It’s rare, but can happen so check the history before you check the mileage.

Yes, an old car with low miles can certainly be a very good buy, but don’t buy a car only because it has low miles. It’s far more important to check the overall condition and the service history, and there is a theory that cars which haven’t been driven very much are going to be less reliable, because regular use and maintenance are the best things to keep a car healthy.

There isn’t really a set mileage that’s the best, but on average most UK drivers will cover around 12,000 miles a year, so anything below that can be considered low, and anything above that can be considered high.

No, in fact neither age nor mileage are the most important things to consider when buying a car. Condition and service history are far more important.