Sell my Ford Fiesta: 6 things you need to know to get the best price

Looking to sell your Ford Fiesta? Here’s our guide to getting the best price when selling online.

If it’s time to sell your old car you’re no doubt wondering: ‘how do I get the best price when I sell my Ford Fiesta?’

The short answer is that you’ll need to cut out the middleman and sell it yourself.

You can do this by listing your Ford Fiesta on AutoTrader, arranging viewings and then haggling with potential buyers, but this will be time-consuming.

If you’re buying another car, you could simply part exchange your Ford, however, this may come with the lowest price tag.

Another option is to sell it to one of the various car-buying sites out there.

This will get you a better price than part-exchanging but is far quicker and easier than selling it yourself.

But how much money can you expect to receive? And what steps can you take to get the best possible price for your Ford Fiesta from the likes of Webuyanycar and Motorway?

Sell My Car Guide has all the answers you need.

How much is my Ford Fiesta worth?

How much your Ford Fiesta is worth depends on the make, model, age and condition of your car.

If you want a rough idea of your Fiesta’s value, you can look at an online car valuation service.

We used Parkers to check the price range for a second-hand Ford Fiesta.

To get a better idea of how much you can expect when selling your Ford Fiesta to a car-buying site, we’ve done the work for you, checking five Ford Fiesta models across five different car-buying sites: Motorway, Webuyanycar, Arnold Clark, Wewantanycar and Money4yourMotors.

Sell my Ford Fiesta: who will give me the best price?

**We’ve excluded any columns where a provider couldn’t offer a quote

It’s quick and easy to get an instant on-screen price with these car-buying sites, however, some will want more details before quoting than others.

Motorway will only ask for your registration and mileage before giving an on-screen price, while others like Wewantanycar and Webuyanycar want details including your email, mobile number and postcode, and with Money4YourMotors, you have to tick a box agreeing to calls and emails, before getting your on-screen valuation.

While Motorway offered the best price for three of our five Ford Fiestas, it wouldn’t quote on our oldest model, with 120,000 on the clock.

We also worked out the average price quoted across all five Ford Fiesta models, (excluding instances where one site couldn’t quote us a price), to compare offers across all the car-buying sites.

In this instance, Motorway came out top, offering £120 more than the next best ‘average’ price offered by both Money4yourMotors and Wewantanycar and a significant £708 more than Arnold Clark, which came out with the lowest average price.

Importantly there was no single company that always made the highest offer.

This is why we always recommend you take the time to get quotes from a few car-buying sites, especially as some companies may be in the market for older or high-mileage cars, and promise to buy ‘anything’ while others, like Motorway, tend to prefer vehicles in good condition with lower mileage.

Here’s a list of options:

Read our Motorway review or get a Motorway quote

Read our Webuyanycar review or get a Webuyanycar quote

Read our Evans Halshaw review or get an Evans Halshaw quote

Read our Wewantanycar review or get a Wewantanycar quote

Read our Money4yourmotors review or get a Money4yourmotors quote

Read our Arnold Clark review or get an Arnold Clark quote

Read our Carwow review or get a Carwow quote

Key considerations before selling your Ford Fiesta: fees, collection & more

When comparing offers from car-buying sites, it pays to look beyond the headline price and factor in any fees, as these can vary significantly.

The most common one to watch for is an ‘administration fee’, which is when a company essentially charges you for the pleasure of selling your own car to them.

You might also have to pay a ‘collection fee’ if you want the ease of a home collection, instead of driving your car to a drop-off centre.

Any fees payable are deducted from the final price paid.

Some sites like Motorway (site pictured below) and Carwow are totally fee-free.

Others will charge an admin fee of up to £125 and you could face further charges if you want your money paid out quickly.

Car-buying sites: who charges fees and who collects?

There isn’t really any consistency across the market so, to save you some time, we’ve put together this table showing 0which companies offer a collection service along with any selling fees.

Be sure to factor these in when choosing which site to sell your Ford Fiesta to.

Sell my Ford Fiesta: what documents will I need?

Before selling your Fiesta, it’s worth checking you have all the necessary documents as failing to show one of them could mean a lower price, or you may be unable to sell your car.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• At least one set of keys;
• MOT certificate;
• Logbook (also known as a V5C document);
• Service history (ideally stamped by the dealer);
• Receipts for any work done, parts purchased, recent repairs etc.

What must I do after I sell my Ford Fiesta?

After selling your car, you must tell the DVLA that you no longer own the car.

You can do this either by filling in the relevant section of the V5C log book and sending it to the DVLA or completing a form online.

You should also ask your insurance company to cancel your existing policy, as you may be due a refund, minus any policy admin fee.

And you should get a refund for any full months of vehicle tax left on the vehicle. This will be done automatically once the DVLA get a notification that you no longer own the vehicle and will be sent as a cheque.