§ V.01What a 1953–1959 Austin-Healey 100 is worth
A 1953–1959 Austin-Healey 100 sold for a median of $61,000 across 195 completed auctions from June 2016 to September 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 195 sales fell between $43,250 and $94,350 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $16,500 to $599,100.
Data as of 3 November 2026 · 195 sales · June 2016 to 7 September 2026 · auction results only
§ V.02What moves a car within the band
Within that band, roadster cars are the most frequently traded body style in this set (127 of 195 sales), and manual cars account for 99 of them. Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of the range is wide.
The spread by variant, printed in full above, is usually wider than the spread by year, and a single median that mixes body styles describes none of them well.
§ V.03Recent sales
| Car | Sold for | Date | Mileage | Sold by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Austin-Healey 100 BN2 Roadster | $60,000 | 7 September 2026 | 82,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1956 Austin-Healey 100 BN2 Roadster Project | $33,500 | 15 August 2026 | 234 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1956 Austin-Healey 100 BN2 Roadster | $37,750 | 14 August 2026 | 1,475 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Ford 302–Powered 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 Roadster | $30,500 | 3 July 2026 | 1,800 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 2.8L V6-Powered 1955 Austin Healey 100 BN1 Roadster | $26,150 | 24 June 2026 | — | Hagerty |
| 24-Years-Owned 1956 Austin-Healey 100 BN2 Roadster | $31,000 | 8 June 2026 | 4,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 302-Powered 1954 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 Roadster 5-Speed | $38,000 | 25 May 2026 | 18 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 Roadster Project | $16,500 | 1 May 2026 | 56,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Roadster | $125,000 | 12 April 2026 | 50 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1956 Austin-Healey 100-4 BN2 Roadster | $26,400 | 10 April 2026 | — | Mecum |
| 1954 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 Roadster | $40,000 | 30 March 2026 | 65,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1954 Austin-Healey 100-4 BN1 | $36,250 | 9 March 2026 | 13,300 mi | Hagerty |
| 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 Roadster Le Mans Conversion | $48,500 | 5 March 2026 | 72,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1955 Austin-Healey 100S (FL26) | $379,000 | 5 March 2026 | — | Gooding |
| 1956 Austin-Healey 100M (FL26) | $103,600 | 5 March 2026 | — | Gooding |
§ V.04Price by model year
| Model year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | $60,600 | 4 |
| 1954 | $58,000 | 34 |
| 1955 | $63,000 | 51 |
| 1956 | $77,525 | 84 |
| 1957 | $37,250 | 7 |
| 1958 | $34,500 | 9 |
| 1959 | $39,750 | 6 |
§ V.05Price by body style and transmission
| Variant | Type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadster | Body style | $50,400 | 127 |
| Manual | Transmission | $51,500 | 99 |
§ V.06Questions
What is a 1953–1959 Austin-Healey 100 worth?
A 1953–1959 Austin-Healey 100 sold for a median of $61,000 across 195 completed auctions from June 2016 to September 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 195 sales fell between $43,250 and $94,350 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $16,500 to $599,100.
What affects the price of a 1953–1959 Austin-Healey 100?
Model year: by year, medians run from $34,500 for 1958 (9 sales) to $77,525 for 1956 (84 sales).
Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of sales spans $43,250 to $94,350.
Is the Austin-Healey 100 1953-1959 going up or down in value?
Down. The 24 sales in the 12 months to 3 November 2026 had a median of $40,500, against $48,750 on 22 sales in the 12 months before, a fall of 16.9%. That compares whichever cars came to auction in each year, not the same cars sold twice, so read it as the direction of the market rather than a rate of appreciation.
How many Austin-Healey 100 sales is that based on?
195 completed auction sales, from June 2016 to 7 September 2026. The table above lists the 15 most recent, each linked to its auction record. The figures were last rebuilt on 3 November 2026.
What is the difference between the typical range and the full range?
The typical range is $43,250 to $94,350: half of all 195 sales fell inside it. The full range is $16,500 to $599,100, the cheapest and dearest sale that survived cleaning. The full range is set by outliers, so it is a boundary rather than a guide to what most cars bring.
Which body style holds its value best?
On this set, roadster is the most frequently sold at 127 sales with a median of $50,400. Each variant's median and count are in the table above.
Do manual or automatic cars sell for more?
In this set, manual cars account for 99 of 195 sales. Too few cars of the other transmission type sold to publish a comparison, so this page does not make one.
Does mileage change the value?
Mileage is recorded for part of this set, not all of it, so it is not used to adjust the median. It is shown in the sales table wherever the auction record carries it, and you can see the effect directly by comparing rows.
How current is this figure?
Data as of . The figures are rebuilt from completed sales on a schedule, and the date above is the date of the last rebuild, not the date this page was loaded.
§ V.07Method and sources
What these figures are. Every number on this page is computed from completed auction sales of Austin-Healey 100 cars built between 1953 and 1959. The median is the 50th percentile of the sale prices; the typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile; the full range is the lowest and highest sale that survived cleaning. Percentiles are linearly interpolated on the sorted prices.
What is excluded. Asking prices, reserve-not-met results, withdrawn lots and unsold cars are not prices and are not counted. Parts, memorabilia, literature, scale models and other non-vehicle lots are excluded. Sales not made in US dollars are excluded, so these figures describe the dollar market. Duplicate records are removed. Sales below a plausibility floor (5% of the median) and above a ceiling (10× the median) are set aside, because a $22 "911" is a data error rather than a cheap car.
What it is not. This is not an appraisal or an inspection, and it does not predict what any particular car will bring. Two cars built the same year can differ by more than the whole typical range on condition, originality, documentation and provenance.
The set. 195 sales from June 2016 to 7 September 2026, drawn from 9 auction sources, principally Bring a Trailer (122), Bonhams (27), RM Sotheby's (19), Gooding (12), Barrett-Jackson (5), Hagerty (5), Broad Arrow (2), Hemmings (2), Mecum (1). Data as of .
See the disclaimer for the limits of a valuation of this kind.
§ V.08Compare with
- Austin-Healey Sprite 1958-1971 — $14,750 median · 120 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Austin-Healey 3000 1959-1967 — $48,000 median · 498 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (C6) 2009-2013 — $86,000 median · 195 sales · as of 3 November 2026
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