I have a 2015 with 70k miles, molten orange with red recaros.
Curious on how other people would predict the future value of these cars? Will they go the way of the Honda S2000 and sell for decent sums of money, or the way of the Dodge Neon SRT? Or somewhere in between?
I know no one has a crystal ball but it’s fun to speculate.
They probably won’t be valuable. My car is likely only worth around $10k CAD at the moment.
I’d say it’s more along the lines of a Civic Si/RSX Type-S. They’re somewhat desirable, but not quite a Type R. They have genuine racing pedigree and do everything well, but at the end of the day, they’re still just souped-up econoboxes.
They’re something special, not just something fancy. There are very few fun manual transmission vehicles being made in the US/Canada, and that’s where their true value lies.
I’m going to guess they’ll drop in value, unfortunately. But hopefully not. I have the same mileage as yours, except mine’s in race red and almost flawless.
I got mine in August 2024 for about $12k with 100k miles, a 2019 model in California. It’s all stock, the interior is very clean, and everything’s been well maintained. Hoping I can get another 100k miles out of it!
I’m thinking the value might not necessarily increase, but in the later years, they could retain some value in the US market since 2019 was the final year. It’s hard to say for sure right now, though. I ran my 2019 magnetic grey Fiesta through a website to check its value. It’s saying it’s worth about $10k, with 23k miles on the odometer and barely any mods—just an Injen exhaust and symposer delete.
Unfortunately, while semi-iconic, I don’t see them having a huge future as classics. I think it’ll be more like the Gremlins—there’s a market, but it’s small and the returns won’t be much.
The “1%” in terms of mileage, color, and condition will hold value. The others will likely fall apart and rust away. So, drive and enjoy it while you can!
