1997 Mercury Sable LS
IAAI 42352228 1MELM53S5VA639843
Side · 101,313 mi · Caseyville, IL, USA
FinalBid / Copart + IAAI
FinalBid holds 181 completed Copart and IAAI auctions for 1997 Mercury Sable. Across 169 recorded USD final bids, the median sold price is $225. Most of those cars were sold with front end. Half of the 37 verified odometer readings sit above 123,190 mi. The oldest auction in the archive closed in May 1, 2019, the newest in Oct 8, 2026. Auction results for the 1997 Mercury Sable at Copart and IAAI. Each sold lot below shows the final bid together with the damage, odometer and title that explain it, so you can see where a particular 1997 Mercury Sable belongs in the sold-price range rather than guessing at an average.
IAAI 42352228 1MELM53S5VA639843
Side · 101,313 mi · Caseyville, IL, USA
Copart 65677625 1MELM50U2VA639305
Side · 307,113 mi · Baton Rouge, LA, USA
IAAI 42720043 1MELM53S9VA664874
Front end · 142,089 mi · Phoenix, AZ, USA
IAAI 42598304 1MELM53S2VG605209
Front end · 151,506 mi · Salt Lake City, UT, US...
IAAI 42811656 1MELM50U5VA618125
Normal wear · 107,340 mi · Corpus Christi, TX, US...
Copart 62525245 1MELM50U2VA661353
Minor dents & scratches · 43,591 mi · York Haven, PA, USA
IAAI 42494879 1MELM50U6VG651910
Side · 70,304 mi · Fremont, CA, USA
Copart 58556795 1MELM50U2VA600052
Side · 65,848 mi · Albuquerque, NM, USA
IAAI 42229344 1MELM50U4VG644616
Biohazard/chemical · 121,780 mi · Puyallup, WA, USA
Copart 47939155 1MELM50U6VG650207
Front end · 0 mi · Colorado Springs, CO,...
Copart 51635765 1MELM50U1VA620597
All over · 250,824 mi · Bakersfield, CA, USA
Copart 47827135 1MELM50U1VG650079
Minor dents & scratches · 162,628 mi · Macon, GA, USA
IAAI 41882560 1MELM50U5VA656308
Biohazard/chemical · 91,017 mi · Commerce City, CO, USA
IAAI 41415751 1MELM50U6VA657452
Front end · 185,235 mi · Bridgeport, PA, USA
IAAI 41651281 1MELM50U7VA656293
Front end · 136,024 mi · Ashland, VA, USA
IAAI 41468005 1MELM53S8VA602057
Side · 71,203 mi · Corpus Christi, TX, US...
Copart 45799385 1MELM53SXVG655663
Rear end · 95,834 mi · Flint, MI, USA
Copart 66853354 1MELM50U4VG609283
Burn — engine · 0 mi · Kansas City, KS, USA
IAAI 41701998 1MELM50U5VA652727
Side · 213,563 mi · Crothersville, IN, USA
IAAI 41558010 1MELM50U8VG603194
265,169 mi · Las Vegas, NV, USA
IAAI 41612223 1MELM50U3VG655266
86,993 mi · Spokane, WA, USA
IAAI 41501814 1MELM53S0VG648365
Unknown · 256,352 mi · Athens, AL, USA
IAAI 41180754 1MELM50U0VA620140
All over · 137,797 mi · San Diego, CA, USA
IAAI 41211573 1MELM50U1VA657861
Normal wear · 126,247 mi · Pulaski, VA, USA
181 completed Copart and IAAI auctions, with sale dates between May 1, 2019 and Oct 8, 2026.
Across 169 recorded USD sales the median final bid is $225, with the average pulled to $267 by the outliers at either end.
front end leads, on 28% of the auctions — worth knowing before you read the low end of the sold-price range.
Half of the 37 verified odometer readings sit above 123,190 mi and half below it.
The auction results listed here are the answer — every 1997 Mercury Sable lot carries its own final bid. Read the range and place your car inside it instead of trusting one figure.
Water and fire losses, missing keys, deployed airbags and a branded title. Any two of those together usually explain a sold price that looks improbably low.
VIN history beyond the auction
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