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Porsche 986 Boxster (base) Value & Price Guide

Model years 1997–2004. Real sold auction prices for the Porsche 986 Boxster (base): median, value by model year, market trend and every recent sale. Updated weekly.

This page tracks sold prices for the Porsche 986 Boxster (base): Boxster (base) cars from the Porsche 986 Boxster sub-generation (model years 1997–2004), with trim read from auction listing titles. In the last 12 months (Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026) our sample recorded 157 U.S.-dollar auction sales of model years 1997 to 2004. The median sold price was $12,320, the middle half sold between $10,100 and $15,200, and results ran from $4,500 to $25,750.

That is 10% below the $13,750 median for all Porsche 986 Boxster sales over the same window (269 sales).

By model year (years with at least 3 sales), 1998 cars had the lowest median at $11,111 (13 sales) and 2000 cars the highest at $14,000 (33 sales).

What drives value in this sample: manual cars had a $12,504 median (138 sales) against $10,625 for Tiptronic (automatic) cars (18); of the 73 sales with a known mileage, cars at or under 41,000 miles had a $15,500 median against $13,125 for higher-mileage cars. Trim and model year explain part of each gap, and condition, history and options matter most for any one car.

Trend: adjusted for trim and model year, prices over the last 12 months were broadly flat (+1% a year). The market signal reads Hold (no clear move).

Price snapshot

Fair price range*$10,100–$15,200
Median sold (USD)$12,320
Low$4,500
High$25,750
Sales used157

*Fair price range = middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) of USD sold prices in this sample. Condition, mileage and options move any one car outside it.

Snapshot window: last 12 months. 179 sold cars (157 in USD), model years 1997–2004, sold Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026. Non-USD sales are listed below in their original currency and left out of USD statistics.

Porsche 986 Boxster (base) value by model year

Model yearSalesMedianMiddle 50%
199723$13,250$10,400–$15,800
199813$11,111$9,000–$16,000
199934$11,750$10,100–$14,200
200033$14,000$10,300–$15,200
200120$12,500$11,200–$14,200
200211$11,800$10,100–$14,800
200317$12,100$9,800–$15,000
20046$13,878$12,400–$17,000

U.S.-dollar sales in the snapshot window. A median is shown for model years with at least 3 sales and a middle-50% range at 5+.

Sold prices over time

$2k$9k$15k$22k$28kNov 2025Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026median $12,3202025-11-06: $15,5502025-11-09: $25,7502025-11-11: $6,5002025-11-11: $13,5002025-11-12: $11,0002025-11-12: $13,4002025-11-12: $20,2502025-11-13: $16,2502025-11-19: $12,8442025-11-20: $18,9862025-11-21: $6,4002025-11-30: $16,0002025-12-10: $12,5072025-12-18: $10,1002025-12-21: $14,5002025-12-29: $7,6772025-12-29: $11,6002025-12-31: $13,1652026-01-03: $10,2002026-01-06: $10,1002026-01-08: $13,2502026-01-13: $8,9502026-01-19: $12,9002026-01-19: $17,5002026-01-20: $7,5002026-01-21: $11,6002026-01-23: $12,0002026-01-25: $17,0502026-01-27: $8,5002026-01-27: $16,5002026-01-29: $9,9862026-01-30: $9,1002026-02-01: $21,5002026-02-02: $10,5002026-02-03: $15,0002026-02-04: $10,9112026-02-10: $11,5002026-02-11: $10,6502026-02-11: $15,5002026-02-13: $9,8002026-02-13: $16,0002026-02-14: $12,2502026-02-15: $9,7002026-02-15: $12,5002026-02-16: $11,7502026-02-18: $4,5002026-02-20: $14,7502026-02-23: $8,7502026-02-24: $11,6012026-03-02: $11,5002026-03-05: $14,2502026-03-16: $9,7502026-03-19: $12,7512026-03-20: $11,2502026-03-20: $15,2502026-03-27: $10,0002026-04-02: $15,3002026-04-03: $12,5002026-04-06: $9,2002026-04-09: $7,1502026-04-09: $10,9862026-04-09: $12,1002026-04-12: $7,3002026-04-16: $14,0002026-04-16: $15,5002026-04-17: $11,0002026-04-21: $15,2502026-04-24: $24,1002026-04-25: $12,3202026-05-04: $15,8002026-05-07: $11,1112026-05-08: $9,6002026-05-10: $6,6002026-05-10: $12,5832026-05-14: $5,5002026-05-16: $15,5002026-05-20: $22,0002026-05-26: $17,0002026-05-28: $9,1002026-05-29: $9,1502026-05-30: $9,2502026-06-01: $10,0502026-06-02: $11,0002026-06-03: $10,3502026-06-03: $15,2502026-06-08: $12,0002026-06-10: $9,7002026-06-11: $11,2502026-06-15: $15,0002026-06-21: $13,0002026-06-22: $16,1002026-06-23: $19,1502026-06-24: $14,2502026-06-25: $9,6632026-06-25: $16,7502026-06-25: $17,6002026-06-26: $14,1252026-06-27: $10,9992026-06-27: $18,1502026-06-29: $11,2762026-07-02: $9,7502026-07-02: $11,6002026-07-16: $9,0002026-07-16: $15,0002026-07-20: $13,2502026-07-22: $14,5002026-07-22: $16,2502026-07-23: $13,5002026-07-25: $14,0002026-07-26: $17,7362026-07-27: $8,3002026-08-01: $14,9862026-08-03: $13,5002026-08-08: $18,5002026-08-09: $14,2502026-08-10: $8,9992026-08-10: $15,9862026-08-11: $7,8002026-08-11: $16,9862026-08-14: $12,2002026-08-18: $15,6502026-08-21: $16,2502026-08-23: $13,5002026-08-24: $16,0002026-08-25: $11,8002026-08-27: $11,2502026-08-31: $18,7502026-09-01: $6,4002026-09-01: $7,1002026-09-02: $10,7502026-09-03: $10,5002026-09-05: $16,8502026-09-08: $14,7502026-09-09: $17,5002026-09-10: $12,9502026-09-11: $15,5002026-09-24: $9,0002026-10-02: $12,4002026-10-03: $8,9502026-10-05: $10,0002026-10-05: $16,2502026-10-07: $20,5002026-10-08: $10,5002026-10-09: $6,5002026-10-13: $12,0002026-10-14: $10,6002026-10-14: $12,7502026-10-15: $10,3002026-10-19: $8,9002026-10-20: $14,2502026-10-22: $15,0002026-10-24: $10,2502026-10-24: $15,2502026-10-26: $14,2502026-10-27: $5,2502026-10-30: $10,6002026-10-31: $11,750
Each dot is one sold auction (USD sales only). Hover a dot for date and price.

Market signal

BUYbuyers' market
HOLDno clear move
SELLsellers' market
Hold: no clear market move

Why: the median moved less than 8%.

  • Mix-adjusted median -4% vs the prior 3 months on 45 recent and 40 earlier USD online-auction sales (80% range -14% to +14%). Adjusted for trim and model year so a run of pricier cars doesn't look like a rising market.
  • Raw median $12,400 in the last 3 months vs $12,792 before (-3%; median model year 1999.5 → 1999).
  • 12-month trend: +1% per year (mix-adjusted, 150 sales).
prior 3 molast 3 mo$9k$11k$13k$15kSep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26Sep 2025: median $9,445 from 4 salesOct 2025: median $12,263 from 16 salesNov 2025: median $14,525 from 12 salesDec 2025: median $12,054 from 6 salesJan 2026: median $10,200 from 13 salesFeb 2026: median $11,601 from 17 salesMar 2026: median $11,500 from 7 salesApr 2026: median $13,250 from 10 salesMay 2026: median $11,111 from 11 salesJun 2026: median $12,000 from 17 salesJul 2026: median $13,500 from 11 salesAug 2026: median $14,618 from 16 salesSep 2026: median $11,850 from 10 salesOct 2026: median $11,175 from 20 sales
Red: monthly median USD sold price at online auctions in our sample (months with 3+ sales; bigger dot = more sales). Dashed line: 12-month mix-adjusted trend. Shaded: the two 3-month windows compared.

Based on a sample of public auction results for the Porsche 986 Boxster (base), not all sales. A rough read of recent price direction, not financial or investment advice and not an appraisal. How the market signal works.

Recent Porsche 986 Boxster (base) sales

ListingSold priceDateSource
2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$11,750Oct 31, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$10,600Oct 30, 2026Bring a Trailer
1999 Porsche Boxster$5,250Oct 27, 2026Cars & Bids
39k-Mile 1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$14,250Oct 26, 2026Bring a Trailer
2002 Porsche Boxster$10,250Oct 24, 2026Bring a Trailer
1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$15,250Oct 24, 2026Bring a Trailer
42k-Mile 2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$15,000Oct 22, 2026Bring a Trailer
34k-Mile 1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$14,250Oct 20, 2026Bring a Trailer
2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$8,900Oct 19, 2026Bring a Trailer
2000 Porsche Boxster$10,300Oct 15, 2026Cars & Bids
1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$10,600Oct 14, 2026Bring a Trailer
2001 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$12,750Oct 14, 2026Bring a Trailer
1999 Porsche Boxster$12,000Oct 13, 2026Cars & Bids
2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$6,500Oct 9, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$10,500Oct 8, 2026Bring a Trailer
19k-Mile 1998 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed£8,400 GBPOct 7, 2026Bring a Trailer
37k-Mile 2002 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$20,500Oct 7, 2026Bring a Trailer
Ocean Jade Metallic 1999 Porsche Boxster$16,250Oct 5, 2026Bring a Trailer
1999 Porsche Boxster$10,000Oct 5, 2026Cars & Bids
2002 Porsche Boxster 3.2L S Manual 986£5,000 GBPOct 4, 2026Car & Classic
1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$8,950Oct 3, 2026Bring a Trailer
2004 Porsche Boxster$12,400Oct 2, 2026Cars & Bids
2002 Porsche (986) Boxster - ManualA$19,000 AUDSep 30, 2026Collecting Cars
2001 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$9,000Sep 24, 2026Bring a Trailer
2002 Porsche Boxster 986 2.7 Manual£7,700 GBPSep 18, 2026Car & Classic
49k-Mile 1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$15,500Sep 11, 2026Bring a Trailer
2004 Porsche Boxster 3.2L S Manual 986.2£5,300 GBPSep 11, 2026Car & Classic
34k-Mile 1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$12,950Sep 10, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche Boxster$17,500Sep 9, 2026Cars & Bids
34k-Mile 2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$14,750Sep 8, 2026Bring a Trailer
31k-Mile 2001 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$16,850Sep 5, 2026Bring a Trailer
1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$10,500Sep 3, 2026Bring a Trailer
2001 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$10,750Sep 2, 2026Bring a Trailer
Ocean Jade Metallic 1997 Porsche Boxster$7,100Sep 1, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche Boxster$6,400Sep 1, 2026Cars & Bids
29k-Mile 1998 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$18,750Aug 31, 2026Bring a Trailer
1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$11,250Aug 27, 2026Bring a Trailer
2002 Porsche Boxster$11,800Aug 25, 2026Cars & Bids
1998 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$16,000Aug 24, 2026Bring a Trailer
2000 Porsche Boxster$13,500Aug 23, 2026Bring a Trailer
42k-Mile 2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$16,250Aug 21, 2026Bring a Trailer
48k-Mile 1999 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$15,650Aug 18, 2026Bring a Trailer
2004 Porsche Boxster 986.2 2.7L£6,950 GBPAug 15, 2026Car & Classic
1999 Porsche Boxster$12,200Aug 14, 2026Cars & Bids
2004 Porsche 986.2 Boxster 3.2S£5,000 GBPAug 12, 2026Car & Classic
9k-Mile 1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$16,986Aug 11, 2026Bring a Trailer
2003 Porsche Boxster$7,800Aug 11, 2026Cars & Bids
1998 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$8,999Aug 10, 2026Bring a Trailer
23k-Mile 1997 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$15,986Aug 10, 2026Bring a Trailer
39k-Mile 2000 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed$14,250Aug 9, 2026Bring a Trailer

Showing the latest 50 of 200 sold cars in the current sample.

Other Boxster (base) pages

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Buyer tips

986 and early 987 Boxsters share IMS bearing and bore-scoring concerns with the 996/997.1, so ask about an IMS upgrade. Check convertible-top operation, rear window, and coolant tank condition. Boxster S and later 981 cars carry clear premiums over base 986s.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Porsche 986 Boxster (base) worth in 2026?

In our last 12 months of 157 U.S.-dollar auction sales, the median sold price for a Porsche 986 Boxster (base) was $12,320, with the middle half between $10,100 and $15,200 and sales from $4,500 to $25,750. Condition, mileage and options move any one car; this is a market snapshot, not an appraisal.

How does the Porsche 986 Boxster (base) compare with the Porsche 986 Boxster overall?

The Porsche 986 Boxster (base) median of $12,320 compares with $13,750 for every Porsche 986 Boxster sale in our sample window.

Is a manual Porsche 986 Boxster (base) worth more?

In this sample, manual cars sold for a $12,504 median (138 sales) and Tiptronic (automatic) cars for $10,625 (18 sales). Trim, model year and mileage differ between the two groups, so this isn't a like-for-like price difference.

Are Porsche 986 Boxster (base) prices going up?

Adjusted for trim and model year, the 12-month trend is broadly flat (+1% a year). Our market signal reads Hold (no clear move). Treat this as a rough guide, not a forecast.

Where do these Porsche 986 Boxster (base) prices come from?

From completed public auctions such as Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids and PCARMARKET. Sold-price data from Old Cars Data auction records. Only sold results are included, and the page refreshes weekly.