Online marketplace eBay has revealed the most expensive car parts purchased using its website in 2025, with a surprising item claiming first place.
Compared to the 2024 list of priciest parts, this year’s haul of parts and components demonstrated a noticeable trend.
Complete engines, typically for high-performance vehicles, dominated the top 10 of biggest prices paid.
However, an original aluminium bonnet for a Jaguar E-Type took the prize as the most expensive single car part sold on eBay in 2025.
An impressive £18,564 was paid for the special item of Jaguar bodywork. This surpassed the £16,567 paid for a complete Audi R8 V10 engine, which topped the eBay charts in 2024.
Time to get busy with the spanners
Following in second place on eBay’s 2025 list was the complete front end for a Ford Transit Custom. One bidder paid a total of £17,180 to reassemble their van.
Given their complexity and obvious importance, it’s perhaps no surprise that engines claimed seven of the top 10 positions on the eBay list.
The bronze medal this year went to a 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8, which had originally come from a BMW M5.
There was no mention as to which version of the M5 the £17,048 V8 engine was removed from. However, even the standard engine from an F10-generation BMW M5 would generate a healthy 560hp and 502lb ft of torque.
Impressively, the M5’s engine proved to be more valuable than a 5.7-litre V12 from a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. The 540hp naturally aspirated engine cost its new owner a total of £14,851.
Engines for models including a Toyota Land Cruiser, Porsche 911 Targa 4S and Audi RS6 were also found in the eBay priciest parts top 10.
Premium powertrains and brakes in demand
One notable exception to the array of expensive engines sold on eBay last year was a set of carbon-ceramic brake discs for an Audi RS Q8 SUV. A sum of £13,592 was paid for these highly effective stoppers.
Outside of the top 10, eBay noted that an extensive collection of professional Snap-On tools attracted a selling price of £12,376.
Abir Tewari, UK director for parts and accessories at eBay, said: “Last year demonstrated the unique, eclectic and interesting vehicle parts and accessories available on eBay. While premium powertrains remained in high-demand, vintage bodywork for a Jaguar E-Type claimed the top spot.
“The top 10 products continue to show that eBay is a one-stop-shop for all UK motorists, from DIY essentials like windscreen wipers and floor mats, to complete powertrains and bodywork for some of the most iconic cars on the road.”
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