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Hyundai Avante

Three generations on sale. The 4th gen HD is the value pick; the 6th gen AD leads on resale; the 7th gen CN7 is the fresh-buy target.

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)

7th gen CN7
6th gen AD
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AgeGenerationPrice rangeMin. DownAvailability
2y7th gen CN7S$143k – S$140kS$57kLow
3y7th gen CN7S$132k – S$117kS$50k*Low
4y7th gen CN7S$107k – S$101kS$41k*Low
5y7th gen CN7S$94k – S$86kS$36k*High
6y6th gen ADS$80k – S$74kS$31k*Medium
7y6th gen ADS$59k – S$49kS$15kHigh
8y6th gen ADS$48k – S$41kS$13kLow
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 Hyundai Avante 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

7th gen CN7 (2020-present) · Reg 2021–2024

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Hyundai Avante — 7th gen CN7 (2020-present)

Verdict

Smartstream G1.6 NA + IVT (intelligent variable transmission) is the mature pick — sidesteps the Nu 2.0 MPI oil-consumption / piston-ring story that hit the 6th-gen AD. Early 2020-2022 cars carry electronic gremlins (infotainment freezes, key-fob glitches) that the 2023 facelift largely fixed. Same heavy-PHV exposure as the AD generation — verify the car wasn't a ride-hail workhorse.
Photo: Mr.choppers / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Asking
S$88k–111k
Median
S$95k
Decay

What's good

  • Post-2023 facelift with Smartstream G1.6 + IVT — post-facelift cars resolved the early-launch BCM / infotainment quirks. The 1.6 IVT is mechanically straightforward and is the trim most SG buyers will see.
  • Service book showing the infotainment and BCM software updates were done — Hyundai dealers issued multiple software refreshes through 2021-2022 to address the early-build electronic gremlins. A car that's had them visible in the receipts is the lower-risk pick.

What to watch

  • Heavy ride-hail use (Grab/Gojek) on a 2020-2022 build — the CN7 has inherited the AD-gen ride-hail role; rear suspension bushings + interior wear front-loads on PHV-history cars beyond what mileage suggests. Same flag as the AD.
  • Infotainment freezes or key-fob unlock failures you can reproduce at viewing — early-build BCM software pattern. Software-side fix at the dealer but reproducible faults at viewing are a paperwork question.

Trims in this generation

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

Generation

6th gen AD (2015-2020) · Reg 2018–2020

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Hyundai Avante — 6th gen AD (2015-2020)

Verdict

Same Nu engine oil-consumption story as the Kia Cerato YD — pull the dipstick at viewing, that single check separates a buy from a discount lever. 2019-2020 Nu 2.0 MPI carries a piston-oil-ring recall (Hyundai issued May 2021); verify the work was done before money changes hands.
Photo: EurovisionNim / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Asking
S$49k–68k
Median
S$55k
Decay
8.4%/yr

What's good

  • Pre-2019 1.6L Gamma with no vibration on idle / no misfires on test drive — sidesteps the 2019-2020 2.0 MPI recall scope. The Gamma is otherwise a less-stressed engine; the misfire concerns flag specific drive feel rather than a recall.
  • 2019-2020 2.0 MPI with documented recall work (piston oil ring) — the recall is real + Hyundai covered the inspect-and-repair; a serviced car removes the gen's most serious risk. Receipt converts walk to buy.

What to watch

  • Dipstick reading 1-2 litres low at viewing, with no top-up records — Nu engine oil consumption left unmonitored on either Avante or Cerato risks engine failure. Same binary check as the Cerato entry.
  • A 2019-2020 2.0 MPI with no recall paperwork — assume the piston-oil-ring fix is still pending — without confirmation the recall was processed, assume the piston-oil-ring fix is pending; without the fix the engine is on the failure path.

Trims in this generation

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

Generation

4th gen HD (2006-2010) · Reg 2008–2009

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Hyundai Avante — 4th gen HD (2006-2010)

Generation overview

No curated buying call yet — read the stats and service book.

Photo: IFCAR / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Asking
S$24k–29k
Median
S$25k
Decay
No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

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

Common questions about the Hyundai Avante

How much does a used Hyundai Avante cost in Singapore?
Most used Hyundai Avante on the market are around 7 years old, asking roughly S$49k–S$59k (typically about S$52k). 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.
How much does a used Hyundai Avante depreciate per year?
A used Hyundai Avante loses value at a fairly steady pace — around 17% a year — with no real plateau. An older one costs less but keeps falling at much the same rate, so there's no single 'bargain age': buy on price and condition, not on timing.
Is the Hyundai Avante reliable?
In our read, the Hyundai Avante scores 75 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 Hyundai Avante 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 Hyundai Avante figures come from?
They're worked out from current used-Hyundai Avante 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.