RENAULT CLIO 172: BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £5,140 • Highest Price: £12,113 • Lowest Price: £1,250 • Sell-Through Rate: 75%
Source: Collecting Cars
How much is a Clio 172 worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of Clio 172's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £5,140 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the cheapest 10% of collector cars across our database.
As Renault's go, a Clio 172 is on the lower end relative to other Renault models. In fact this model is £5,838 below the median Renault price of £10,978.
What is the maximum to pay for a Clio 172?
Across the 38 Clio 172's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £12,113. It was sold by Collecting Cars in the UK on 22 Mar 2022.
What is the lowest to pay for a Clio 172?
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £1,250, Mathewsons sold this car in the UK on 18 Nov 2025.
What is the background of the make / model?
Renault produced this model between 2000 and 2004.
Renault has a long, rich history that dates back to 1899. Founded by brothers Louis and Marcel Renault, the company quickly became a major player in the French automobile industry, producing some of the first mass-produced vehicles. Over the years, the brand has expanded to include a wide range of vehicles, from city cars to SUVs and even Formula 1 race cars. Today, Renault is one of the world's leading automakers, and its models are sold in over 125 countries around the world.
How common is a Clio 172?
According to data from the DVLA, the UK licensing authority, in 2022 there were 413 licensed vehicles alive and kicking on UK roads. There were also 815 vehicles that are SORNd - in other words not currently registered for the road. Note: that data is for this model and all of its sub-models.
Building on that, we've also seen plenty of these go under the hammer at auctions around the world, 51 to be precise. It's among the 15% most common collector cars to sell at auction.
Of those 51 times the model has gone to auction 38 have sold. In other words, this model sells on 75% of times it goes to auction - that's below the average sell-through rate we traditionally see.
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the Clio 172, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 51 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of Clio 172 since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £20 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the Clio 172 please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 13,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
