Check your G-Class's value retention
Select year, kilometres and fuel type to see what percentage of the on-road value this car typically holds. Retention percentages are refreshed monthly from wholesale transaction data. For a rupee price band on your specific car, use the valuation calculator.
G-Class depreciation curve, year on year
The G-Class depreciates roughly 15% in year one, another 10% in year two, then approximately 7–8% per year through years three to five, tapering to 3–4% per year after year seven. Five-year retention lands at about 78% and ten-year retention at about 58%, compared with a segment average of about 47% at five years and 27% at ten. The chart below shows retention at 20 half-yearly points across the first ten years.
G-Class variants and ex-showroom pricing (2026)
Current G-Class variants and on-record ex-showroom prices, alongside the residual rupee value each variant is expected to hold at the five-year and ten-year mark, using the aggregate depreciation curve for this model. Retention rupees are approximate and assume a 25,000–50,000 km at five years / 75,000–1,00,000 km at ten years usage pattern with a clean service record.
| Variant | Fuel | Gearbox | Ex-showroom (₹L) | 5-yr value (₹L) | 10-yr value (₹L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G 500 | Petrol | 9G-TRONIC AT | 300.00 | 234.00 | 174.00 |
| G 500 Night Edition | Petrol | 9G-TRONIC AT | 315.00 | 245.70 | 182.70 |
| G 63 AMG | Petrol | 9G-TRONIC AT | 380.00 | 296.40 | 220.40 |
| G 63 AMG Edition | Petrol | 9G-TRONIC AT | 420.00 | 327.60 | 243.60 |
City-wise price variance
Resale values for the G-Class vary by 3–5 percentage points across Indian metros, driven by supply-demand tightness, RTO transfer friction, and CNG infrastructure. Numbers below are deltas against the all-India mid.
What drives the G-Class's resale value
The G-Class traces its silhouette back to a 1979 military design that Mercedes-Benz has deliberately kept almost unchanged in appearance across four decades, even as the underlying W463 platform was fully re-engineered in 2018. In India it is sold exclusively through a handful of dealerships in petrol form, as the G 500 and the AMG-tuned G 63, with volumes so low that each unit is effectively a bespoke, allocation-based sale rather than a showroom-floor purchase.
This extreme scarcity, combined with import duties that make a new G-Class meaningfully more expensive each time prices are revised, is the main reason it depreciates far more slowly than any mass-market SUV and even most other luxury SUVs; a handful of well-documented, low-mileage examples have resold in India at or close to their original price during periods of high demand and import-cost escalation.
Unlike volume luxury SUVs, the G-Class's value is driven almost entirely by scarcity and brand cachet rather than feature depreciation or technology obsolescence, so buyers should expect resale price to track global production allocation and import-duty trends as much as the age or condition of the specific vehicle.
The used market for the G-Class in India is extremely thin, concentrated almost entirely in Mumbai and Delhi NCR, which means finding a buyer can take considerably longer than for any mainstream SUV even though the eventual price realised is high relative to depreciation elsewhere in the large SUV segment.
How TheResaleValue calculates these numbers
Resale bands aggregate wholesale transaction prices across Indian metros, refreshed monthly. Age is calculated in whole years from the manufacturing date on the RC. Kilometre bands are self-reported and rounded to the nearest band. City adjustments apply an RTO-level multiplier on the all-India mid.
Note: These are informational fair-market bands, not offers to purchase. For a binding valuation, use the valuation tool. Read the full methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the resale value of a Mercedes-Benz G-Class in India?
A G-Class retains roughly 90% of its ex-showroom price after two years and about 86% after three years, still holding near 78% at year five, among the slowest depreciation curves of any vehicle sold in India as of September 2026.
Why does the G-Class hold value so much better than other luxury SUVs?
Its 3-year retention of about 86% is roughly 26 points above the Large SUV segment average of 60%, driven by extremely limited allocation, rising import duties on each price revision, and strong brand cachet that keeps demand ahead of the very small supply of used units.
Is the G 63 AMG a better resale bet than the G 500?
Both trade at similarly strong retention percentages, but the G 63 AMG's higher starting price and stronger halo status typically mean it finds a buyer faster in the thin resale market, even though percentage retention is comparable across the range.
How much does a G-Class depreciate per year?
A G-Class loses only about 6% of value in year one and continues at a slow 2-3 percentage point annual retention drop through year five, where it still holds roughly 78%, far flatter than any volume SUV in India.
Which city gives the best resale price for a G-Class?
Mumbai trades around +4% above the national mid due to the country's deepest ultra-luxury buyer pool, while Kolkata trades roughly -3% because of a very limited local market for vehicles at this price point.
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