Future Classics

RENAULT CLIO

Description

The Clio is a super mini and It was launched in 1990, It is now in its fourth generation. The first generation Williams and 16S are now sort after cars, the Williams in particular. Mk2 sport versions which include the 172/182 and Cup, are still pretty cheap except the Trophy version of which only 500 were produced.
It was fitted with a 2.0 litre engine producing either 172 or 182bhp with a 0-60 time of roughly 7 seconds.

Renault Sport 172 examples on ebay: August 2016
DU02MBK 172, 2002 reg, 101k miles £900
BV03XOZ 172, 2003 reg, 90k miles £1200
NA02LJO 172, 2002 reg, 60k miles £1500

Headline stats

Maximum # of Registrations = 733632
Latest # of Registrations = 533955

Links

[Buyers Guide] 172's for sale (Oct 2016) 
[Reviews] Clio 172 test drive 

Our Verdict

Just had my first drive in a Renault Clio 172 and I have to say I was mightily impressed with it. The one I drove had 97k miles on it but you would never have guessed that without taking a peek at the mileometer, and was a testament to the fact that if looked after a car it will reward you with many miles of faithful service (even if its French). In fact it made we wonder if the French car industry isn't been lumped with a bit of an unfair image, especially when I compare the Clio to a Focus ST170 with similar miles that I drove recently. It felt worn out and near the end of its time on this planet, though I guess it could have lead a much harder life than the Clio.

The Clio drove like an example with only half the miles and it had lost none of its eagerness to throw itself into the corners or go charging off down the road like a Jack Russell that has spooted a cat. I had a great 30 minutes driving it and was even pondering whether to buy one, that one actually!

As regards its future classic status, well the sporty versions of the Mk1 are proving pretty collectable now, particularly the Williams. Mk2's though are still waiting their turn with the exception to the 182 Trophy. Cup versions are on the cusp of beginning to appreciate right now (in my opinion)
As for the 172's, well at the moment they are amazingly cheap, the one I drove was for sale and was struggling to get much over a grand. So if your into getting yourself a future classic but don't have much money then I would thoroughly recommend a 172.

I hope to have a full driving review and a video uploaded here very soon.

Prices:
A good 172 with average miles should be yours for about £1100, Cup versions will set you back more like £2000 and a 182 Cup a couple of hundred more. (july 2016)
Any example with low miles (50k) will probably attract a 100% premium.

Future Classics Rating

27%
172 Cup

172 Cup

Source: allvehicles

Details of Derivatives

Total 323 items.
NameCalculated RatingMax RegLatest Reg
CLIO ICONIC 25 NAV DCI AUTO000
CLIO AUTHENTIQUE DCI 68000
CLIO PRIVILEGE DCI5021
CLIO RN 1.9D991171
CLIO RN PROVENCE 1.9D991611
CLIO S DCI FAP011
CLIO SXI011
CLIO CAMPUS SL15 DCI011
CLIO CAMPUS SL15 DCI 70011
CLIO VAN SL15 DCI 65011
CLIO DYNAMIQUE AUTO011
CLIO EXPRESSION 86 DCI011
CLIO EXPRESSION DCI ECO2011
CLIO EXTREME 75011
CLIO GT LINE TOMTOM011
CLIO BACCARA 1.8 AUTO97822
CLIO DYNAMIQUE BI-FUEL022
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S-A022
CLIO NIGHT & DAY9915593
CLIO RIP CURL 2 DUALFUEL033
CLIO RL DIESEL9926643
CLIO GT VVT033
CLIO 1.9 D RN CLUB MED982494
CLIO 565 DCI66124
CLIO DYNAMIQUE 754274
CLIO PRIVILEGE VVT 138 A1665
CLIO RL CAMPUS DIESEL9914995
CLIO 1.8 INITIALE AUTO90535
CLIO 20TH VVT2875
CLIO CAMPUS I-MUSIC 65DCI2875
CLIO PRIVILEGE VVT 138066
CLIO EXTREME DCI FAP3396
CLIO FIDJI9926796
CLIO OASIS DIESEL9942047
CLIO RL PANACHE 1.9D998757
CLIO RN 1.4972928
CLIO RN DIESEL9930528
CLIO PRIVILEGE T-T DCI FAP 10618119
CLIO RN FIDJI9922259
CLIO EXPRESSION + TCE18119
CLIO RL 1.9D99221810
CLIO 1.2 RN ZOOM9742410
CLIO RN LIBERTE D99278810
CLIO SPORT 8V542210
CLIO RN 1.4 AUTO9316611
CLIO BACCARA A9743811
CLIO INITIALE VVT181613
CLIO RL CAMPUS99229014
CLIO 20TH DCI 10661514
CLIO RT-D99221015
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 68302316
CLIO RSI 1.89769117
CLIO AUTHENTIQ DCI 68 A/C192117
CLIO BE BOP DIESEL99349517
CLIO DYNAMIQUE ECO152017
CLIO INITIALE TOMTOM DCI FAP101917
CLIO EXTREME DCI 100332718
CLIO RT 1.9D9793319
CLIO BACCARA AUTO9659419
CLIO RL 1.9D VERSAILLES98184920
CLIO I-MUSIC DCI FAP42120
CLIO GT DCI FAP222721
CLIO CAMPUS I-M 65 DCI172823
CLIO INITIALE VVT 13802424
CLIO INITIALE VVT 138 A102825
CLIO RENAULTSPORT RAIDER72826
CLIO AUTHENTIQUE 75 A/C32726
CLIO CAMPUS I-MUSIC DCI32726
CLIO RENAULTSPORT 197 LUX63028
CLIO RN LIBERTE99372730
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S VVT 13833130
CLIO PRIVILEGE TOMTOM VVT03131
CLIO RL 1.2 PARIS98181231
CLIO WILLIAMS 38828532
CLIO EXPRESSION + DCI174134
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 10583734
CLIO EXPRESSION VVT78 S-A204334
CLIO 1.4 S MAXIM97149536
CLIO RL PRIMA DIESEL99725537
CLIO RT CHAMPS ELYSEES A9467637
CLIO EXPRESSION CDI78 S-A114237
CLIO LES ROUTIERS99462939
CLIO EXTREME DCI 80335939
CLIO GORDINI DCI64340
CLIO RENAULTSPORT S-STONE GP164941
CLIO EXTREME 86 DCI104641
CLIO RN 1.28941743
CLIO INITIALE DCI 100235643
CLIO RIP CURL 2 DCI85046
CLIO BIZU DCI04646
CLIO PRIVILEGE TTOM DCI FAP 8835351
CLIO PR-GE TOMTOM DCI 106105953
CLIO PLAY ECO DCI05353
CLIO WILLIAMS 28744354
CLIO PRIVILEGE DCI 100247456
CLIO RENAULTSPORT NAV AUTO05656
CLIO BE BOP99583958
CLIO DIESEL9391760
CLIO TOMTOM 68 DCI137464
CLIO EXTREME 2 DCI 803812074
CLIO 16V WILLIAMS7936275
CLIO ALIZE DTI7530375
CLIO RENAULT SPORT V66421376
CLIO RT CHAMPS ELYSEES97358877
CLIO DY-QUE M-NAV DCI ECO2 S/S07777
CLIO INITALE AUTO6120578
CLIO RT DIESEL98441080
CLIO INITAILE 16V4715280
CLIO RENAULTSPORT EXCLUSIVE6524987
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S  DCI 10699687
CLIO EXPRESSION PLUS TCE ECO208888
CLIO EXPRESSION ECO DCI1110391
CLIO S TCE1110795
CLIO SX DYNAMIQUE DCI1111097
CLIO S DCI810798
CLIO GT LINE TOMTOM 16V810798
CLIO RL 1.4 AUTO911221100
CLIO RENAULTSPORT NAV LUX AUTO0106106
CLIO RL988204107
CLIO GRANDE DIESEL85748107
CLIO INITIALE T-T DCI 1065117110
CLIO RN CLUB MED 1.2974419111
CLIO DY-QUE M-NAV TCE ECO2 S/S0112112
CLIO PRIVILEGE TURBO 1004122116
CLIO PLAY TCE0120120
CLIO PRIVILEGE TOMTOM TCE7133123
CLIO 20TH DCI 863128124
CLIO CAMPUS SPORT 65 DCI13151130
CLIO EXPRESSION + ECO DCI7141131
CLIO ICONIC 25 NAV TCE0135135
CLIO PRIVILEGE DCI 1065144136
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S VVT A9151136
CLIO RUSH DCI26187137
CLIO RENAULT SPORT V6 25547285150
CLIO AUTHENTIQUE DCI13175151
CLIO SI DTI79757155
CLIO GT LINE NAV TCE AUTO0156156
CLIO RL PRIMA9918487165
CLIO PLAY DCI0165165
CLIO PRIVILEGE TCE1169167
CLIO DYNAMIQUE ECO NAV DCI0167167
CLIO GORDINI19209169
CLIO RL PANACHE 1.2989153174
CLIO OASIS9917815176
CLIO RENAULTSPORT AUTO1179177
CLIO RSI943342178
CLIO RL 1.2989550184
CLIO EXTREME ECO2 DCI9207188
CLIO 20TH TCE4199191
CLIO S 16V4200192
CLIO INITIALE VVT AUTO4205195
CLIO RN PROVENCE 1.2954951208
CLIO BIRRITZ9812681213
CLIO EXPRESSION + 16V QS551439214
CLIO RIP CURL 2 16V6232217
CLIO RENAULTSPORT NAV TROPHY A0224224
CLIO PR-GE TOMTOM DCI 863234226
CLIO ICONIC 25 NAV DCI0236236
CLIO RL PARIS978960239
CLIO INITIALE 16V37383240
CLIO EXPRESSION PLUS DCI S/S0258258
CLIO ETOILE AUTO58627261
CLIO 16V945184268
CLIO EXTREME 2 DCI 6541466271
CLIO INITIALE 16V AUTO19355286
CLIO TOM TOM EDITION DCI6311290
CLIO RL OASIS 1.29710317293
CLIO ALIZE AUTO57687294
CLIO CAMPUS DCI21376296
CLIO PRIVILEGE VVT3309297
CLIO EXPRESSION ECO2 DCI7327304
CLIO EXPRESSION PLUS DCI ECO233459306
CLIO GT DCI10342306
CLIO EXPR-N+ ENERGY DCIECO2 SS6329308
CLIO ETOILE 16V51638309
CLIO RN AUTO923923312
CLIO RENAULTSPT TROPHY18232470315
CLIO DYNAMIQUE NAV DCI AUTO0318318
CLIO RENAULTSPORT 197 CUP16385320
CLIO EXPRESSION PLUS DCI3340328
CLIO DYN BILLABONG DCI 6548637331
CLIO SI832072333
CLIO RENAULTSPORT CUP12382334
CLIO RL 1.2 VERSAILLES9714141342
CLIO LIBERTE832100356
CLIO DYNAMIQUE TOMTOM VVT AUTO4371356
CLIO RENAULTSPORT 197 F120465370
CLIO EXPRESSION PLUS TCE S/S0381381
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S 13812451394
CLIO INITIALE TOMTOM VVT AUTO2415406
CLIO EXPR-N+ ENERGY TCE ECO2SS3421408
CLIO EXPRESSION TCE5436412
CLIO CAMPUS I-M 75 16V8457417
CLIO DYN BILLABONG DCI 8042739428
CLIO INITIALE DCI12497435
CLIO RT 1.49610995438
CLIO GT LINE TCE AUTO0453453
CLIO PRIVILEGE DCI 8039758456
CLIO EXTREME DCI 6528672480
CLIO RIP CURL DCI10574515
CLIO CAMPUS 65 DCI9569515
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 854554529
CLIO RXE874368536
CLIO PRIVILEGE DCI 868586539
CLIO RENAULTSPORT LUX AUTO1558550
CLIO INITIALE28767552
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 10614647555
CLIO DYNAMIQUE TTOM VVT A2575561
CLIO TOMTOM 75 16V8618565
CLIO RT 1.4 AUTO916818580
CLIO CAMPUS SPORT DCI19737595
CLIO D-QUEM-NAV NRG DCIECO2 SS1615607
CLIO DYNAMIQUE VVT A8665611
CLIO DYNAMIQUE VVT7669621
CLIO INITIALE A6668624
CLIO PZAZ3652629
CLIO EXPRESSION AUTO8697635
CLIO ETOILE651835637
CLIO GT LINE TOMTOM DCI FAP3666640
CLIO EXPRESSION+ DCI 65561560676
CLIO TOM TOM EDITION5749708
CLIO DYNAMIQUE MEDIANAV DCI A1720712
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S TCE4742712
CLIO PRIVILEGE A4759726
CLIO SX DYNAMIQUE 16V12850742
CLIO EXPRESSION + 16V AUTO311088743
CLIO MTV803861772
CLIO EXTREME 3 DCI311205822
CLIO SPORT723208877
CLIO PLAY 16V0881881
CLIO GT LINE TOMTOM VVT AUTO2912885
CLIO EXTREME DCI 68151054892
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 100281254899
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S DCI 106131043900
CLIO GT81014930
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S NAV DCI AUTO0934934
CLIO RN9418063964
CLIO INITIALE T-TOM VVT A31002964
CLIO RENAULTSPORT 172 CUP562231975
CLIO ALIZE 16V491940985
CLIO EXPRESSION VVT AUTO21021998
CLIO CAMPUS I-MUSIC161196999
CLIO AUTHENTIQUE DCI 654016981007
CLIO GT LINE TOMTOM TCE110921078
CLIO RXE AUTO7546371133
CLIO 1.289113981164
CLIO S8478591230
CLIO RT AUTO94235661236
RENAULTSPORT CLIO 16V5931551264
CLIO D-QUE M-NAV NRG TCE ECOSS112861269
CLIO SPORT 16V7248241305
CLIO I-MUSIC DCI414061341
CLIO I-MUSIC TCE414141345
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S TUR 100815071386
CLIO EXPRESSION 16V QS54726721413
CLIO PRIVILEGE616751560
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S DCI 861117601561
CLIO EXPRESSION DCI616891586
CLIO EXTREME DCI3625011592
CLIO EXPRESSION + ENERGY DCISS016091597
CLIO EXPRESSION A617191605
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S M-NAV DCI S/S016731673
CLIO DYNAMIQUE + 16V6043361698
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S M-NAV TCE S/S017191719
CLIO PRIVILEGE 16V AUTO3024851735
CLIO RENAULTSPORT819311769
CLIO FREEWAY 16V 751121531913
CLIO EXPRESSION DCI 861222091929
CLIO EXPRESSION TURBO 100620781942
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S MEDIANAV DCIA120632029
CLIO DYNAMIQUE MED-NAV DCI S/S020472047
CLIO RENAULTSPORT 1971624872080
CLIO DYNAMIQUE NAV DCI022432243
CLIO BIZU524592323
CLIO EXPRESSION DCI 681126492332
CLIO DYNAMIQUE MED-NAV TCE S/S025422542
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S NAV DCI026612661
CLIO RT95611802847
CLIO5564902888
CLIO PRIVILEGE 16V4452902937
CLIO I-MUSIC431993069
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S NAV TCE031513151
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI433133153
CLIO DYNAMIQUE TCE336713535
CLIO DYNAMIQUE NAV TCE037023702
CLIO RENAULTSPORT 182 16V3457443746
CLIO RIP CURL 16V843623977
CLIO RUSH 8V1748624001
CLIO EXTREME 2 16V3562764072
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 803870194322
CLIO DYNAM BILLABONG 16V4887354472
CLIO EXTREME 3 16V2964324558
CLIO ALIZE71162514584
CLIO CAMPUS1556314760
CLIO EXPRESSION 16V AUTO1858554761
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 654487934857
CLIO EXPRESSION PLUS 16V050865086
CLIO EXPRESSION DCI 6548100335130
CLIO DYNAMIQUE TOMTOM TCE355105318
CLIO CAMPUS SPORT 16V1059965373
CLIO DYNAMIQUE NAV 16V061016101
CLIO DYNAMIQUE S1270006129
CLIO DYNAMIQUE TURBO 100572216835
CLIO EXPRESSION + 16V47131396922
CLIO DYNAMIQUE DCI 86979217185
CLIO DYNAMIQUE TOMTOM DCI275857404
CLIO I-MUSIC 16V478167503
CLIO CAMPUS SPORT1690367540
CLIO D-QUE S M-NAV NRG TCE S/S078997827
CLIO D-QUE S M-NAV NRG DCI S/S084168333
CLIO D-QUE M-NAV ENERGY DCI SS087758765
CLIO D-QUE M-NAV ENERGY TCE SS095069412
CLIO CAMPUS 8V91384912542
CLIO EXTREME 16V331965013058
CLIO EXPRESSION71552714301
CLIO DYNAMIQUE81635114966
CLIO DYNAMIQUE TOMTOM 16V21577015320
CLIO DYNAMIQUE MEDIANAV01625116132
CLIO AUTHENTIQUE443085217224
CLIO GRANDE RN778072618050
CLIO EXTREME72335021645
CLIO EXPRESSION 16V326027240864
CLIO DYNAMIQUE 16V349264460708