$1,550
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
IAAI 42835560 3VWDA81H3TM085271
Front end · 194,335 mi · Phoenix, AZ, USA
Clean title · Keys
Aug 12, 2025
FinalBid / Copart + IAAI
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI auction results: final bids and sale history
FinalBid holds 10 completed Copart and IAAI auctions for 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Across 10 recorded USD final bids, the median sold price is $313. Most of those cars were sold with front end. The oldest auction in the archive closed in May 20, 2019, the newest in Aug 12, 2025. Auction results for the 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI 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 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI belongs in the sold-price range rather than guessing at an average.
Final bid
VIN
Copart
IAAI
$100
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Copart 84068734 3VWHD81H3TM048956
All over · 0 mi · Portland South, OR, US...
Salvage title · Keys
Mar 10, 2025
$1,500
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
IAAI 40941522 3VWHD81H1TM061852
Side · 147,629 mi · Los Angeles, CA, USA
Salvage title · Keys
Jan 2, 2025
$300
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
IAAI 40612013 3VWDA81H2TM039611
Side · 200,600 mi · East Dundee, IL, USA
Clean title · Keys
Oct 30, 2024
$1,350
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
IAAI 29142368 3VWHD81H8TM113574
Front end · 204,227 mi · Fremont, CA, USA
Salvage title · Keys
Jan 11, 2021
$250
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Copart 30238270 3VWHD81H4TM089063
Front end · 999,999 mi · Miami North, FL, USA
Salvage title · Keys
Mar 3, 2020
$100
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
IAAI 27059279 3VWDA81H4TM039772
All over · 999,999 mi · Jacksonville, FL, USA
Non-repairable
Feb 4, 2020
$175
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Copart 41803519 3VWHD81H5TM095454
All over · 167,834 mi · Hayward, CA, USA
Salvage title
Aug 1, 2019
$425
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Copart 39677669 3VWDA81HXTM055555
Rear end · 19,877 mi · Wheeling, IL, USA
Salvage title · Keys
Jul 29, 2019
$325
1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI
IAAI 25070119 3VWHD81HXTM052504
Mechanical · 123,747 mi · Eugene, OR, USA
Clean title · Keys
May 20, 2019
Auction results at a glance
- Auctions on record
- 10
- Final bids recorded
- 10
- Median final bid from 10 auctions
- $313
- Average final bid from 10 auctions
- $608
- Where most final bids land
- $194 – $1,119
- Lowest / highest final bid
- $100 / $1,550
- Sold with keys
- 80%
- Copart / IAAI
- 40% / 60%
- Auction dates
- May 20, 2019 – Aug 12, 2025
Damage recorded at sale
- Front end 30%
- All over 30%
- Side 20%
Golf GTI years
Auction archive FAQ
How much auction history is there for 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI?
10 completed Copart and IAAI auctions, with sale dates between May 20, 2019 and Aug 12, 2025.
What is the average final bid for 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI at auction?
Across 10 recorded USD sales the median final bid is $313, with the average pulled to $608 by the outliers at either end.
What damage do most 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI auction lots carry?
front end leads, on 30% of the auctions — worth knowing before you read the low end of the sold-price range.
How much does a 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI sell for at auction?
The auction results listed here are the answer — every 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI lot carries its own final bid. Read the range and place your car inside it instead of trusting one figure.
What pushes a 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI final bid to the bottom of the range?
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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