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BYD Seal

Buying advice + depreciation curve + variant breakdown for every generation on sale.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Price by age

What does a car this age cost?

Generation timeline (aligned to chart)

Seal
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AgeGenerationPrice rangeMin. DownAvailability
1ySealS$179k – S$174kS$70kMedium
2ySealS$169k – S$160kS$65kHigh
3ySealS$190k – S$157kS$65kLow
Generation
Tap a generation () to jump to its full breakdown below; the colour maps back to the timeline strip + legend above.
Price range
P75 → P25 of asking — the middle half of listings at that age sits inside this band. Outliers above and below excluded.
Down payment
MAS Notice 642 LTV cap applied to the age's median asking: 30% when OMV is up to S$20k, 40% above. Max loan tenure 7 years. Rows marked * mix both OMV buckets — we display the conservative 40% figure so the quote never under-states what a luxury-OMV listing at that age would actually require.
Availability
High when this age's listing share is ≥1.5× the model's uniform expectation, low when ≤0.6×, medium otherwise. Model-relative, so an evenly-spread model lands all-medium.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Byd Seal sit?

12 scoreable mass-market sedans · 20 more in segment lack enough listings to score

SAFE BETS — Strong brand + strong resale. Lowest-anxiety pick.HIDDEN GEMS — Market values these higher than the brand reputation suggests — buyers know something the composite doesn't.BARGAIN BUYS — Well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap, don't resell soon.HIGH RISK — Soft on both axes — proceed with care.SAFE BETSHIDDEN GEMSBARGAIN BUYSHIGH RISKCeratoCivic3Corolla6AttrageModel-3ViosCamrySylphyCityGiuliabrand reliability →holds value →45955100

Tap any dot on the chart to see its scores.

Brand reliability
Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength
100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set
Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants
The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

Seal (2022-present) · Reg 2023–2025

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BYD Seal — Seal (2022-present)

Verdict

BYD's premium sedan EV — Blade battery (LFP, fire-safe) + e-Platform 3.0 same as Atto 3. Performance and dynamics are a meaningful step up vs Atto 3 (rear-wheel drive standard, AWD on Performance trim). All Atto 3 buying checks carry over: 12V auxiliary battery short life (18-24 months), avoid deep discharges + 80% daily charge limit for battery health. Brand-new platform (cars are 1-3 years old) so first-2-year teething applies — verify software OTA + recall paperwork via the BYD-authorised service network in SG.
Photo: User3204 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Asking
S$160k–179k
Median
S$166k
Decay
5.6%/yr

What's good

  • Charge history kept 20-80% daily + no deep discharges — same Atto 3 battery-durability formula; Blade battery rewards disciplined charging with minimal degradation. A documented charge history (via BYD app export) is the EV-specific durability paperwork.
  • Recent 12V battery replacement, with OTA software history on file — the two paperwork checks that filter out the most-recurring BYD failure modes (12V drain) + first-platform-year software issues. Both should be cheap, easy paperwork to verify.

What to watch

  • 12V battery not replaced in 2+ years + reports of unresponsive start — same failure pattern as Atto 3. Sudden, leaves you stranded. Cheap fix (~S$300-500) but the pattern is recurring; budget preventive replacement at purchase.
  • Traction battery showing >5% degradation at 50k km — Blade battery should hold capacity well; meaningful degradation at low mileage signals deep-discharge abuse. Pull SOH read at a BYD-trained workshop before purchase.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

Common questions about the BYD Seal

How much does a used BYD Seal cost in Singapore?
Most used BYD Seal on the market are around 2 years old, asking roughly S$160k–S$169k (typically about S$163k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.
Is the BYD Seal reliable?
In our read, the BYD Seal scores 60 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
What should I expect to pay for a used BYD Seal with a given mileage?
It depends on the exact variant, age and mileage — a higher-mileage car should ask less. Use the price modeller on this page to get a fair-price range for a specific age and mileage, so you know what to offer.
Where do these BYD Seal figures come from?
They're worked out from current used-BYD Seal listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.