§ V.01What a 1997–2004 Porsche Boxster (986) is worth
A 1997–2004 Porsche Boxster (986) sold for a median of $16,500 across 1,199 completed auctions from January 2016 to November 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 1,199 sales fell between $13,223 and $20,000 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $4,100 to $42,000.
Data as of 3 November 2026 · 1,199 sales · January 2016 to 1 November 2026 · auction results only
§ V.02What moves a car within the band
Within that band, convertible cars are the most frequently traded body style in this set (1,052 of 1,199 sales), and manual cars account for 1,057 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: a convertible at $16,986 and a roadster at $14,500 are not the same market, and a single median that mixes them describes neither.
§ V.03Recent sales
| Car | Sold for | Date | Mileage | Sold by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed | $14,000 | 1 November 2026 | 74,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed | $11,750 | 31 October 2026 | 59,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed | $10,600 | 30 October 2026 | 80,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1999 Porsche Boxster | $5,250 | 27 October 2026 | 109,900 mi | Cars & Bids |
| 39k-Mile 1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed | $14,250 | 26 October 2026 | 39,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 2002 Porsche Boxster S | $10,500 | 26 October 2026 | 74,200 mi | Cars & Bids |
| 2002 Porsche Boxster | $10,250 | 24 October 2026 | 99,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed | $15,250 | 24 October 2026 | 56,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 20k-Mile 2004 Porsche Boxster S | $40,486 | 23 October 2026 | 20,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 2003 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed | $13,750 | 23 October 2026 | 65,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 42k-Mile 2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed | $15,000 | 22 October 2026 | 42,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1998 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed Race Car | $16,500 | 21 October 2026 | 111,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 19k-Mile 2001 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed | $23,000 | 20 October 2026 | 19,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 34k-Mile 1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed | $14,250 | 20 October 2026 | 34,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed | $8,900 | 19 October 2026 | 117,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
§ V.04Price by model year
| Model year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $15,325 | 110 |
| 1998 | $14,250 | 89 |
| 1999 | $14,000 | 137 |
| 2000 | $17,002 | 238 |
| 2001 | $16,425 | 218 |
| 2002 | $17,500 | 174 |
| 2003 | $17,250 | 130 |
| 2004 | $21,500 | 103 |
§ V.05Price by body style and transmission
| Variant | Type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible | Body style | $16,986 | 1,052 |
| Roadster | Body style | $14,500 | 38 |
| Manual | Transmission | $16,500 | 1,057 |
§ V.06Questions
What is a 1997–2004 Porsche Boxster (986) worth?
A 1997–2004 Porsche Boxster (986) sold for a median of $16,500 across 1,199 completed auctions from January 2016 to November 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 1,199 sales fell between $13,223 and $20,000 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $4,100 to $42,000.
What affects the price of a 1997–2004 Porsche Boxster (986)?
Model year: by year, medians run from $14,000 for 1999 (137 sales) to $21,500 for 2004 (103 sales).
Body style: a convertible holds a median of $16,986 on 1,052 sales, against $14,500 on 38 for a roadster.
Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of sales spans $13,223 to $20,000.
Is the Porsche Boxster (986) 1997-2004 going up or down in value?
Down. The 260 sales in the 12 months to 3 November 2026 had a median of $13,675, against $14,600 on 181 sales in the 12 months before, a fall of 6.3%. 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 Porsche Boxster (986) sales is that based on?
1,199 completed auction sales, from January 2016 to 1 November 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 $13,223 to $20,000: half of all 1,199 sales fell inside it. The full range is $4,100 to $42,000, 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, convertible is the most frequently sold at 1,052 sales with a median of $16,986. The highest median among body styles is convertible at $16,986, though it rests on fewer sales. 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 1,057 of 1,199 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 Porsche Boxster (986) cars built between 1997 and 2004. 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 $220,000 (20k-Mile 2001 RUF 3400 S, 27 August 2026), and 1 sale above $165,000 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. 1,199 sales from January 2016 to 1 November 2026, drawn from 9 auction sources, principally Bring a Trailer (956), Cars & Bids (158), PCARMARKET (40), Barrett-Jackson (25), Hagerty (9), Mecum (4), RM Sotheby's (4), Broad Arrow (2), Hemmings (1). Data as of .
See the disclaimer for the limits of a valuation of this kind.
§ V.08Compare with
- Porsche 356 1950-1965 — $120,000 median · 1,146 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Porsche 911 1965-1973 — $92,400 median · 1,106 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Porsche 911 (992) 2020-2026 — $234,000 median · 1,050 sales · as of 3 November 2026
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