BYD SEAL U 87 kWh Design (2024–2026)

No longer sold new: built 2024–2026. Costs are for buying one used.

€682/month€0.55 per kilometre · Purchase price (est.): €37,433 · Adjust assumptionsTotal cost over 4 years: €32,758

Depreciation 64 %
Energy 19 %
Insurance 13 %
Maintenance & tyres 4 %

Used purchase prices are modelled estimates (residual curve, labelled) — not offers. ↺ = the model line's median listing price from our own weekly collection (asking prices, median age shown).

Car warranty at this age: about 5 yr left, as long as the odometer stays under 150,000 km.

Battery warranty at this age: about 7 yr left, as long as the odometer stays under 200,000 km.

367 km in winter448 km in mild weather · real-world range
2 charging stops · +37 min600 km long trip
−48 %Value lost in 3 years
No entriesin our register of known model-year issues (still incomplete)

In the SUV class: strong on Space · Cost — weaker on Fun
✓ Price checked on 27 Sept 2026

What moves the number?

High mileage (25,000 km/yr)€800/month
No home charging€741/month

Total cost per month

€682/month · €0.55 per kilometreTotal cost over 4 years: €32,758

DepreciationModel€45264 %
EnergyCalibrated€13319 %
Vehicle taxOfficial€0
InsuranceCalibrated€9413 %
Maintenance & tyresModel€294 %
THG bonusMarket-€25
Total€682

Adjust assumptions

New or usedestimated price: €37,433

Holding period (months)

Annual mileage

Home charging

Home electricity price (€/kWh)Regional default: €0.34/kWh · Rapid (DC): €0.60/kWhPostcode (insurance)No-claims class (SF)Financed (% of price)Apply 2026 purchase grant

With your assumptions

448 km / 367 kmReal-world range (base value; no sourced option effect)
€682Total cost per month
€24,268 · −48 %Residual after 3 yr (modelled)
No entriesin our register of known model-year issues (still incomplete)

Estimate, assumptions as of 01 Jan 2026 — all adjustable; sources in the methodology. · Evidence classes: Official = rule or official value · Anchored = published market figure · Calibrated = model tuned to measured data · Model = documented estimate · Market = current market rate

Value over time Model

Segment approximation (labelled estimate) — 15,000 km/yr; our residual model replaces it once released.

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The lessor bears the residual-value risk: at return you only pay for excess mileage or damage.

Monthly rate (€)Gross list price (€)

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For comparison: electric lease offers enquired on LeasingMarkt.de in 2025 averaged 0.61 (private and business, new and used). Under 0.5 counts as a top deal. Source: LeasingMarkt.de, Leasing-Rückspiegel 2025 and guide "Leasingfaktor"

Specifications

Costs & consumption

List price: €46,490
Used (3 yr, est.): €24,268 (−48%)
Consumption (WLTP): 20.5 kWh/100 km
CO₂ emissions: 0 g/km (WLTP)
Efficiency class: A
Model years: 2024–2026

Battery & charging

Battery: 86.0 kWh
Battery (gross): 87.0 kWh
Battery chemistry: LFP
Range (WLTP): 500 km
Max DC charge: 140 kW
Max AC charge: 11 kW (3ph)
Charge port (DC): CCS
Architecture: 400 V
Heat pump: Standard
V2L (power external devices): Yes
Preconditioning: No

Performance

Power: 160 kW
Torque: 330 Nm
0–100 km/h: 9.6 s
Top speed: 175 km/h
Drivetrain: FWD
Weight: 2,147 kg
Gross weight (GVWR): 2,557 kg
Payload: 410 kg
Towing capacity: 1,300 kg
Towing (unbraked): 750 kg
Tow hitch possible: Yes
Tongue load (tow hitch): 120 kg

Space & practicality

Dimensions (L×W×H): 4785 × 1890 × 1668 mm
Footprint (L×W, excl. mirrors): 9.04 m²
Turning circle: 11.0 m
Wheelbase: 2765 mm
Boot: 552 L
Boot (max): 1440 L
Seats: 5
Roof load: 75 kg

🔋 LFP battery: fine to charge to 100% routinely and very long-lived (cycle-durable); slightly lower energy density and a bit weaker in the cold.

Price checked on 27 Sept 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog (Preisprüfung 27.09.2026)

Price history: 2 checks since 11 Jul 2026 · unchanged

Checked on	List price	Source
27 Sept 2026	€46,490	ADAC Autokatalog (Preisprüfung 27.09.2026)
11 Jul 2026	€46,490	byd.com Konfigurator + ADAC (Seal U Design; Preiserhöhung 01/2026)

Each point is a dated price check. A step can be a manufacturer price change or a corrected source — the source is named. Nothing is overwritten.

Technical data checked on 27 Sept 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — bestellbar bis 06/2026: ADAC generation table for BYD Seal U 1st gen lists only two entries, both ending together: 'BYD Seal U Comfort (02/24 - 06/26)' and 'BYD Seal U Design (02/24 - 06/26)' (id 32943…

Technical data checked on 11 Jul 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — BYD Seal U Design (02/24–06/26)

Technical data checked on 11 Jul 2026 · Green NCAP — BYD SEAL U Design electric datasheet (2024)

Technical data checked on 27 Sept 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — BYD Seal U Design (ab 02/24)

Warranty checked on 11 Jul 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — BYD Seal U Design (02/24–06/26)

Warranty checked on 27 Sept 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — BYD Seal U Design (ab 02/24): Garantie HV-Batterie 8 Jahre oder 200.000 km (SoH 70%) (maschineller Abgleich, gleiche Version)

Safety (Euro NCAP)

★★★★★ · 2023

Adult occupant: 90%
Child occupant: 86%
Vulnerable road users: 83%
Safety assist: 77%

Safety data checked on 11 Jul 2026 · Euro NCAP — BYD SEAL-U electric Design (2023)

EV details

403 km1-stop range

28 minCharge 10–80%

448 km / 367 kmReal-world range (mild/cold)−18% in winter

Distance with one ~15-min fast charge at 110 km/h (modelled).

Is it enough for your day-to-day?

Your distance per daykm

One charge lasts 6 days in winter (−10 °C) and 7 days in mild weather.

Using real-world range, charged to 80 %, 10 % reserve: 314 km per charge in mild weather, 257 km in winter.

600 km long trip

2 charging stops · +37 minmild

2 charging stops · +52 mincold

Fixed reference (roughly Munich–Berlin): leave full, arrive with a 10% reserve, and charge only what the rest of the trip needs (80% max — past that the curve goes flat). Modelled from real-world range and the charging curve.

Mild means ≈ 23 °C, cold ≈ −10 °C without pre-heating — the same for every car, so the figures compare.

What does charging cost?

	€/kWh	Full charge	per 100 km
Home (wallbox)	€0.34	€32	€8.45
Public AC	€0.50	€47	€12.43
DC fast charging	€0.60	€56	€14.91

Prices from the open assumptions (adjustable in the calculator); consumption = mild real-world incl. charging losses.

Charging curve (DC)

LFP: affordable & durable, fine to charge to 100% daily, weaker in cold.

Buying used? Check battery health (SoH) →

Modelled estimate from battery, charge power and chemistry.

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