Buying or importing a car in South Africa

South Africa buyers can now review the same AfroTools vehicle price brackets in ZAR, using live USD exchange rates and a local-market planning band.

Hidden costs to budget for: FX movement, inspection, shipping documents, inland delivery, storage, registration, and dealer margins can move the final on-road number.

Age and compliance risk: This market is in directory-estimate mode until a full customs rule pack is added, so use the local currency range for planning and verify duties with a licensed clearing agent before paying.

Popular imports tracked for South Africa

VehicleBodySource price band (ZAR)USD reference
2005 Toyota CamrysedanZAR 34,000 – ZAR 58,300$2,100–$3,600
2012 Toyota CamrysedanZAR 84,200 – ZAR 145,700$5,200–$9,000
2018 Toyota CorollasedanZAR 111,700 – ZAR 163,500$6,900–$10,100
2018 Toyota AxiosedanZAR 100,400 – ZAR 150,500$6,200–$9,300
2019 Toyota AxiosedanZAR 110,100 – ZAR 158,600$6,800–$9,800
2015 Toyota Vitz / YarishatchbackZAR 58,300 – ZAR 100,400$3,600–$6,200
2014 Toyota Noah / VoxympvZAR 100,400 – ZAR 163,500$6,200–$10,100
2018 Toyota Noah / VoxympvZAR 191,000 – ZAR 288,100$11,800–$17,800
2016 Toyota PradosuvZAR 404,600 – ZAR 696,000$25,000–$43,000
2020 Toyota PradosuvZAR 615,000 – ZAR 1,003,500$38,000–$62,000
2015 Toyota HiluxpickupZAR 153,800 – ZAR 250,900$9,500–$15,500
2020 Toyota HiluxpickupZAR 372,300 – ZAR 598,900$23,000–$37,000
2016 Honda CR-VsuvZAR 132,700 – ZAR 203,900$8,200–$12,600
2020 Honda CR-VsuvZAR 299,400 – ZAR 501,800$18,500–$31,000
2014 Honda AccordsedanZAR 110,100 – ZAR 187,800$6,800–$11,600
2017 Mazda Demio / Mazda 2hatchbackZAR 68,000 – ZAR 111,700$4,200–$6,900
2015 Nissan X-TrailsuvZAR 123,000 – ZAR 200,700$7,600–$12,400
2016 Mercedes-Benz C-ClasssedanZAR 218,500 – ZAR 388,500$13,500–$24,000
2017 Mercedes-Benz E-ClasssedanZAR 356,100 – ZAR 631,200$22,000–$39,000
2022 Mercedes-Benz G-WagonsuvZAR 2,346,900 – ZAR 4,208,200$145,000–$260,000
2017 Lexus RXsuvZAR 372,300 – ZAR 655,500$23,000–$40,500
2016 Lexus ESsedanZAR 234,700 – ZAR 404,600$14,500–$25,000
2018 Hyundai ElantrasedanZAR 126,200 – ZAR 213,600$7,800–$13,200
2017 Kia SportagesuvZAR 186,100 – ZAR 320,500$11,500–$19,800
2018 Ford RangerpickupZAR 259,000 – ZAR 461,300$16,000–$28,500

Source-market price bands are planning estimates from the AfroTools car dataset (updated 2026-03-16). Use the interactive directory above for landed-cost, duty, and import-vs-local recommendations. Local amounts use the AfroTools reference FX snapshot and update live inside the directory.