Beetle · Auction results
1978 Volkswagen Beetle auction results
Beetles · sold in the last twelve months
$7,000 to $12,500
Most sales landed here.
Sales through last night. Latest late Beetle sale: October 2026.
92 Beetle sales at auction in the last twelve months. 54 individual cars by VIN below, with 54 recorded sales.
Every 1978 Volkswagen Beetle by VIN
Newest sale first| Photo | VIN | Appearances | Last result | Date | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1582021289 | 1 | Sold $13,000 ($13,650 with buyer's fee) | Sep 2026 | 81,000 |
 | 1582028689 | 1 | Bid to $9,000, not sold | Sep 2026 | 86,700 |
 | 1582028000 | 1 | Bid to $23,000, not sold | Aug 2026 | 16,000 |
 | 1582039324 | 1 | Bid to $15,250, not sold | Aug 2026 | 2,600 |
 | 1582067230 | 1 | Sold $5,605 ($5,885 with buyer's fee) | Aug 2026 | 88,000 |
 | 1582057629 | 1 | Sold $22,000 | Jul 2026 | |
 | 1582010495 | 1 | Sold $9,000 ($9,450 with buyer's fee) | Jul 2026 | 36,000 |
 | 1582051545 | 1 | Sold $11,500 ($12,075 with buyer's fee) | Jul 2026 | 61,000 |
 | 1192113892 | 1 | Bid to $7,000, not sold | Jul 2026 | |
 | 1582057132 | 1 | Sold $14,250 | May 2026 | 9,500 |
 | 1582038615 | 1 | Sold $33,000 | May 2026 | |
 | 1582056681 | 1 | Sold $20,500 ($21,525 with buyer's fee) | Apr 2026 | 29,000 |
 | 1582038109 | 1 | Sold $15,400 | Apr 2026 | |
 | 1582044598 | 1 | Sold $9,800 ($10,290 with buyer's fee) | Mar 2026 | 1,700 |
 | 1582057585 | 2 | Sold $10,000 ($10,450 with buyer's fee) | Mar 2026 | |
 | 1582050952 | 1 | Sold $11,000 | Jan 2026 | |
 | 1582044271 | 2 | Sold $10,000 ($10,500 with buyer's fee) | Dec 2025 | 19,000 |
 | 1582021969 | 1 | Sold $34,720 | Aug 2025 | 37,602 |
 | 1592001865 | 2 | Sold $14,122 | Aug 2025 | 11,020 |
 | 1582020563 | 1 | Sold $9,750 ($10,238 with buyer's fee) | Jul 2025 | 32,000 |
 | 1582027660 | 1 | Sold $10,100 ($10,605 with buyer's fee) | Jun 2025 | 49,000 |
 | 1582038454 | 1 | Sold $5,800 | May 2025 | 6,331 |
 | 1582057952 | 2 | Bid to $10,500, not sold | Dec 2025 | 63,000 |
 | 1582056431 | 1 | Sold $19,250 ($20,213 with buyer's fee) | Apr 2025 | 38,000 |
 | 1582049084 | 1 | Sold $14,250 ($14,963 with buyer's fee) | Feb 2025 | 3,000 |
 | 1582032887 | 1 | Sold $6,853 ($7,196 with buyer's fee) | Dec 2024 | 77,000 |
 | 1582021855 | 1 | Sold $17,500 ($18,375 with buyer's fee) | Oct 2024 | 38,000 |
 | 1582002907 | 1 | Sold $14,750 ($15,488 with buyer's fee) | Aug 2024 | 55,000 |
 | 1582051032 | 1 | Sold $11,500 | Jul 2024 | 88,955 |
 | 1582021660 | 1 | Sold $14,178 ($14,887 with buyer's fee) | Jun 2024 | 1,800 |
 | 1582049387 | 1 | Sold $12,500 ($13,125 with buyer's fee) | May 2024 | 2,500 |
 | 1582067526 | 1 | Sold $14,500 ($15,225 with buyer's fee) | May 2024 | 90,000 |
 | 1582021598 | 1 | Sold $13,000 | Apr 2024 | 71,464 |
 | 1582067885 | 1 | Sold $13,578 ($14,257 with buyer's fee) | Mar 2024 | 11,000 |
 | 1582056733 | 1 | Sold $16,328 ($17,144 with buyer's fee) | Jan 2024 | 27,000 |
 | 1582050838 | 2 | Sold $16,866 | Jan 2024 | 13,601 |
 | 1582050960 | 1 | Sold $25,000 | Dec 2023 | 555 |
 | 1582048975 | 1 | Sold $10,850 ($11,393 with buyer's fee) | Sep 2023 | 74,000 |
 | 1582002083 | 1 | Sold $13,000 ($13,650 with buyer's fee) | Sep 2023 | 11,000 |
 | 1582043603 | 1 | Sold $18,250 ($19,163 with buyer's fee) | Aug 2023 | 64,000 |
/1721778/123730745.jpg) | 1582028955 | 1 | Sold $20,250 | Jul 2023 | 55,542 |
 | 1582009615 | 1 | Sold $14,550 ($15,278 with buyer's fee) | Jul 2023 | 53,000 |
 | 1582028114 | 1 | Sold $8,800 | Apr 2023 | |
 | 1582021680 | 2 | Sold $8,800 | Apr 2023 | |
 | 1582038779 | 1 | Sold $12,000 ($12,600 with buyer's fee) | Mar 2023 | 118,000 |
 | 1582010455 | 1 | Sold $45,000 ($47,250 with buyer's fee) | Jan 2023 | 1,400 |
 | 1582027670 | 1 | Sold $14,000 | Dec 2022 | |
 | 1582049367 | 1 | Sold $21,250 ($22,313 with buyer's fee) | Sep 2022 | 54,000 |
 | 1582044788 | 1 | Sold $15,500 ($16,275 with buyer's fee) | Jun 2022 | 14,000 |
 | 1582027330 | 1 | Sold $18,000 ($18,900 with buyer's fee) | Mar 2022 | 51,000 |
 | 1582039678 | 1 | Sold $12,500 ($13,125 with buyer's fee) | Jan 2022 | 18,000 |
/686503/83412230hero.jpg) | 1582051885 | 1 | Sold $17,100 | Nov 2021 | 84,585 |
 | 1582039082 | 1 | Sold $18,700 | Oct 2020 | |
 | 1582009097 | 1 | Sold $15,400 | Jan 2020 | 97,350 |
No chart and no score. Every figure on this page is a hammer price from a real auction, matched to the car’s trim, body and gearbox, converted at the rate on the day it sold, with the replicas, projects and odd sales set aside. The range is where most of those sales landed. Where there aren’t enough sales to say something, the page says so instead.
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