Porsche · 2004
911 Carrera (997)
Manual · RWD · Germany
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£33,000
Half of the 37 sales The Classic Valuer recorded in the last 12 months were between £27,000 and £48,000.
Checked against recent sales on 4 November 2026. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£19,800
Restoration candidate
Driver
£33,000
Good usable example
Concours
£49,500
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Porsche 911 Carrera (997)
The 997 arrived in July 2004 and gave the 911 back its round headlamps and a cabin worthy of the price. The Carrera kept the 3.6-litre water-cooled flat-six at 325 PS, with a six-speed manual or the Tiptronic S automatic.
What moves the price
- Gearbox and body: manual coupés lead, with Tiptronic cars and cabriolets below.
- Engine evidence: a car with documented engine health trades well above one without.
- Specification: sympathetic factory options, properly documented.
Before you buy, check
- A borescope inspection of the cylinder walls: these engines can score their bores (more so the 3.8), shown by cold-start ticking and oil use.
- An over-rev report from the engine management.
- A service history at a Porsche specialist.
From our research for Porsche 911 · The 997 Era, which covers it in full.
Vehicle data
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From 2004
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- How much is a Porsche 911 Carrera (997) worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Porsche 911 Carrera (997) is worth around £33,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £19,800, and a concours-quality example around £49,500. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one 911 Carrera (997) worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the 911 Carrera (997) I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many 911 Carrera (997) cars were built?
- Around 105,000 were built, by our production records.
- Is there a buyer's guide to the 911 Carrera (997)?
- Yes: Porsche 911 · The 997 Era, a 44-page collector’s guide. You can read a complete dossier free before you buy it.
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