§ V.01What a 1997–2001 Ferrari 550 is worth
A 1997–2001 Ferrari 550 sold for a median of $185,000 across 189 completed auctions from January 2018 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 189 sales fell between $145,200 and $260,000 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $78,400 to $1,052,000.
Data as of 3 November 2026 · 189 sales · January 2018 to 21 October 2026 · auction results only
§ V.02What moves a car within the band
Within that band, coupe cars are the most frequently traded body style in this set (147 of 189 sales), and manual cars account for 125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $179,500 | 21 October 2026 | 58,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Euro 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $232,000 | 17 October 2026 | 42,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 20k-Mile 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $400,000 | 13 October 2026 | 20,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $375,000 | 2 October 2026 | 24,384 mi | Sothebysmotorsport |
| 20k-Mile 2001 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $305,000 | 16 September 2026 | 20,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello — 11k Miles | $477,500 | 19 August 2026 | 11,347 mi | Sothebysmotorsport |
| 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $240,000 | 19 August 2026 | 40,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $610,000 | 15 August 2026 | — | RM Sotheby's |
| 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello VIN. ZFFZR49B000110732 | $300,000 | 13 August 2026 | 14,300 km | Bonhams |
| 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $230,000 | 12 August 2026 | 41,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Euro 2001 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $205,000 | 11 August 2026 | 45,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 22k-Mile 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $335,550 | 29 July 2026 | 22,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Euro 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $135,000 | 26 July 2026 | 16,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Ex–Sydney Pollack 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $392,500 | 22 July 2026 | 10,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 38k-Mile 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello | $192,500 | 20 July 2026 | 38,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
§ V.04Price by model year
| Model year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $145,000 | 23 |
| 1998 | $151,500 | 28 |
| 1999 | $170,000 | 47 |
| 2000 | $184,900 | 46 |
| 2001 | $308,000 | 45 |
§ V.05Price by body style and transmission
| Variant | Type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coupe | Body style | $170,000 | 147 |
| Manual | Transmission | $177,550 | 125 |
§ V.06Questions
What is a 1997–2001 Ferrari 550 worth?
A 1997–2001 Ferrari 550 sold for a median of $185,000 across 189 completed auctions from January 2018 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 189 sales fell between $145,200 and $260,000 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $78,400 to $1,052,000.
What affects the price of a 1997–2001 Ferrari 550?
Model year: by year, medians run from $145,000 for 1997 (23 sales) to $308,000 for 2001 (45 sales).
Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of sales spans $145,200 to $260,000.
Is the Ferrari 550 1997-2001 going up or down in value?
Up. The 37 sales in the 12 months to 3 November 2026 had a median of $235,000, against $178,600 on 26 sales in the 12 months before, a rise of 31.6%. 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 Ferrari 550 sales is that based on?
189 completed auction sales, from January 2018 to 21 October 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 $145,200 to $260,000: half of all 189 sales fell inside it. The full range is $78,400 to $1,052,000, 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, coupe is the most frequently sold at 147 sales with a median of $170,000. 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 125 of 189 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 Ferrari 550 cars built between 1997 and 2001. 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 was set aside. The highest recorded sale in this set is $4,290,000 (2001 Ferrari 550 GT1 Prodrive, 15 August 2020), and 1 sale above $1,854,600 are held out of the median and the ranges: at that price the lot is a different asset, and including it would pull the headline figure away from what a typical car brings.
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. 189 sales from January 2018 to 21 October 2026, drawn from 11 auction sources, principally Bring a Trailer (132), RM Sotheby's (19), Gooding (10), Bonhams (6), Broad Arrow (6), Cars & Bids (5), Sothebysmotorsport (5), Barrett-Jackson (2), PCARMARKET (2), Collecting Cars (1), Hemmings (1). Data as of .
See the disclaimer for the limits of a valuation of this kind.
§ V.08Compare with
- Ferrari 575M 2002-2006 — $161,700 median · 188 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Ferrari 599 2006-2012 — $186,500 median · 184 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Ferrari 365 1966-1976 — $408,000 median · 198 sales · as of 3 November 2026
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