The 1978 Volkswagen Bus has a median recorded auction sale price of $19,000 USD, with observed prices from $8,500 to $27,500 across 11 year-specific sales in the last 12 months.
Price reference
Completed 1978 Volkswagen Bus sales in USD from the trailing 12 months. Unsold bids are excluded from these statistics.
Observed sold results: through .
$8,500
lowest USD sale
$27,500
highest USD sale
11
auction sales
1978
model year
11 auction sales
Completed sales, not listing estimates
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Prices exclude private-party sales, dealer asking prices, and taxes. Fees are included only when recorded in the source result. The observed range describes these sales; it does not assign condition grades.
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Latest results
The most recent completed 1978 Volkswagen Bus auctions across all tracked sources.
| Price | Year | Mileage | Auction house | Location | Date | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,650 | 1978 | 95,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Dallas, TX | Sep 5, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $17,800 | 1978 | 51,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Fleming Island, FL | Aug 25, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $20,000 | 1978 | 91,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Willowbrook, IL | Aug 11, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $8,500 | 1978 | 44,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Portland, OR | Aug 7, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $20,000 | 1978 | 84,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Saint Paul, MN | Jul 28, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $15,750 | 1978 | 0 mi | Cars & Bids | Cambria, CA | Jun 30, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $26,750 | 1978 | 44,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | San Diego, CA | Jun 24, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $12,250 | 1978 | 91,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Limestone, TN | Jun 11, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $9,850 | 1978 | 30,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Lynnwood, WA | Jun 7, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $27,500 | 1978 | 22,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Seattle, WA | Mar 2, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
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Reference notes
The 1978 Volkswagen Bus has a median recorded auction sale price of $19,000 USD, with observed prices from $8,500 to $27,500 across 11 year-specific sales in the last 12 months.
We have tracked 11 1978 Volkswagen Bus auction sales in USD in the last 12 months.
Old Cars Data aggregates completed results from Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, Hemmings, AutoHunter, Hagerty, PCAR Market, All Collector Cars, Gooding & Co, RM Sotheby's, Barrett-Jackson, Sotheby's Motorsport, Car & Classic, The Market, Broad Arrow, MB Market, Mecum Auctions, PistonHeads, Collecting Cars, and Bonhams.
The market data refreshes every 15 minutes as new auction results are collected and normalized.
Condition, mileage, originality, documentation, color, options, provenance, and the specific mix of recent comparable sales can all move values.