Used cars for sale in Bristol
Find your next used car in Bristol and the BS postcode area
Cars for sale in and around Bristol
Vans for sale in and around Bristol
About Bristol
This page lists the used cars that dealers and sellers advertise on Autoza in and around Bristol, in the BS postcode area and nearby. Bristol has an estimated population of about 472,000 (ONS estimate).
The Bristol cars on Autoza right now were first registered between 1999 and 2021. Petrol is the most common fuel, then diesel and hybrid. Manual is the most common gearbox, then automatic. Their median recorded mileage is about 80,000 miles. These figures come from the adverts listed today and change as cars are added and sold.
Before you visit, ask the seller for the registration and check the car's MOT history, free on GOV.UK, so you can see its past tests, advisories and recorded mileage.
What Bristol's Class D Clean Air Zone charges a car, a van and a motorbike
- Car£9 a day if it does not meet the standard
- Van£9 a day if it does not meet the standard
- MotorbikeNot charged
The charge follows the Euro emissions standard, not the age: for a car or a van a diesel needs Euro 6 and a petrol Euro 4, and for a motorbike it is Euro 3. Vans generally meet Euro 6 from September 2016 (diesel) and Euro 4 from January 2006 (petrol); a motorbike generally meets Euro 3 from July 2007. Small central zone. Fully electric and hydrogen vehicles are exempt. Charged per day, not per entry.
Check a vehicle before you buy it for Bristol: use our zone checker for a car, a van or a motorbike, or the Bristol City Council page.
Most-listed brands in Bristol
Used-car pricing in Bristol
Cars advertised on Autoza in and around Bristol are currently priced from £1,690 to £26,990, with an average asking price of £7,459. These figures are worked out from the cars listed on Autoza today, not from a survey of the whole Bristol market, and they change as cars are added and sold. They are asking prices, so compare cars of the same age and mileage, and ask the seller for the registration so you can check each one's MOT history, before you decide.
FAQs: buying a used car in Bristol
Yes. Bristol's Class D Clean Air Zone is run by Bristol City Council. A car that does not meet the standard pays £9 a day. Small central zone. Fully electric and hydrogen vehicles are exempt. Charged per day, not per entry. The charge follows the Euro emissions standard, not the car's age: a petrol car needs Euro 4 and a diesel car Euro 6. Check the registration on GOV.UK before you buy.
Cars advertised on Autoza in and around Bristol are currently priced from £1,690 to £26,990, with an average asking price of £7,459. These figures are worked out from the cars listed on Autoza today, not from a survey of the whole Bristol market, and they change as cars are added and sold. They are asking prices, so compare cars of the same age and mileage, and ask the seller for the registration so you can check each one's MOT history, before you decide.
Ask the seller for the registration number, then enter it on GOV.UK's free MOT history service to see the car's past tests, advisories and recorded mileage. Ask to see the V5C logbook as well, and run a vehicle history check before you pay.
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