Mercedes-Maybach S 680.
Showing Standard spec. Pick a different tier in the chart below to see how rare configurations project.
Source: Industry composite estimate (CarEdge / KBB), 2026. CarEdge estimates roughly 47% lost over five years on the S 580 (about 53% residual); a 2021 S 580 tracked by KBB at five years had lost 34% of its $185,950 base sticker. The gap is options — a Maybach is rarely delivered at base, so measuring from as-delivered price puts the real figure below the KBB read. Maybach holds materially better than the Mercedes-Benz S-Class it is built on.
| Year | Residual | Projected value |
|---|---|---|
| Year 0 | 100% | $246,000 |
| Year 1 | 78% | $191,880 |
| Year 2 | 70% | $172,200 |
| Year 3 | 64% | $157,440 |
| Year 4 | 59% | $145,140 |
| Year 5 | 55% | $135,300 |
Baseline anchored on the Mercedes-Maybach S 580; spec-tier selector adjusts the projection for rarer configurations.
Volume configuration in a non-rare color and option set. The curve resale figure stands as-is.
How the Mercedes-Maybach S 680 tracks vs the Mercedes-Maybach baseline
The Mercedes-Maybach S 680 tracks the brand curve above, which is anchored on the S 580 and reaches roughly fifty-five percent of MSRP at year five. That is the second-strongest residual of any marque covered here, behind only the Mercedes-AMG G-Class, and it sits well clear of the Bentley and Range Rover curves that describe its nearest rivals. Per the baseline disclosure cited beneath the chart, the sources bracket the real figure between about fifty-three and sixty-two percent, and the spread is mostly a question of what you measure from: a Maybach is rarely delivered at base specification, so measuring from as-delivered price rather than base sticker puts the honest number toward the lower end.
The S 680's twelve-cylinder engine is the one axis on which it diverges upward from that baseline. The 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 is among the last in any production sedan, and scarcity of that kind supports a car's position in a way an options list does not — a V12 Maybach is genuinely difficult to replace, and the secondary market prices that difficulty. The divergence is real but modest; it does not lift the S 680 onto a different curve, and the roughly forty-thousand-dollar premium over the S 580 does not return proportionally on resale. Beyond the engine, value concentrates in the rear compartment: executive seating, the rear-cabin options, and the two-tone paint that distinguishes the car from the S-Class it is built on. A documented Manufaktur commission sits above a standard configuration; a single-tone car with a conventional rear bench sits below one.
For a buyer in 2026, the sweet spot flagged on the curve — year three, inside Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned — is the sound entry. The steepest depreciation is behind a car of that age, the extended factory coverage is worth real money on a V12 whose out-of-warranty service costs are substantial, and the current S-Class generation has run long enough that a three-year-old example gives up little to a new one. Buyers considering the private market at year four or five will find headline pricing closer to the curve floor, but the warranty question dominates the arithmetic on this engine, and a pre-purchase inspection is not optional. The Maybach's case against a Ghost is not that it is the better car; it is that it loses far less money to be nearly as good.
Where to find a Mercedes-Maybach S 680
Authorized Mercedes-Maybach dealers in Marque’s covered metros — each city page carries the full roster, hours, phone numbers, and tracked outbound links.
Los Angeles
Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills.
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Frequently asked questions
Does the Mercedes-Maybach S 680 hold value better than an S-Class?
Materially better, and the gap is the point of the car. Per the brand baseline disclosure cited beneath the curve, the standard Mercedes-Benz S-Class loses roughly fifty-five percent over five years; the Maybach versions have tracked closer to forty-five. Exclusivity is doing the work — Maybach volumes are a fraction of S-Class volumes, and the second-owner market for a V12 flagship is thinner but considerably more motivated than the market for a lease-return S 500.
Is the V12 worth the premium over the S 580?
On the car, clearly. On the residual, partially. The S 680's 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 is among the last of its kind in a production sedan, and that scarcity has supported its secondary-market position — a V12 Maybach is a harder car to replace than a V8 one, and buyers treat it accordingly. But both trims track the same percentage curve, so the roughly forty-thousand-dollar premium does not return proportionally. Buy the S 680 because it is a twelve-cylinder car, not because the math says it defends itself better.
What is the best year to buy a used Maybach S-Class?
Year three, which is where the chart flags the sweet spot. The steepest part of the curve sits behind a three-year-old car, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned coverage is available at that age, and the current S-Class generation has been in production long enough that a three-year-old example is not meaningfully behind a new one on technology or cabin design. Earlier than that and the buyer absorbs depreciation that a first owner has already been through; later, and the warranty question gets more expensive.
Maybach S 680 vs Rolls-Royce Ghost on resale?
The Ghost tracks the Rolls-Royce baseline to roughly forty-nine percent of MSRP at year five, from an MSRP well above the Maybach's. The S 680 holds a similar percentage from a lower starting point, which means it loses considerably less in absolute dollars. The Ghost is the more exclusive car and the more complete expression of the idea; the Maybach is the more sensible purchase, and is engineered and serviced through a network the Rolls-Royce cannot match on coverage or cost.
What specification holds value on a used Maybach?
The rear compartment, above everything else. Executive rear seating, the rear-seat entertainment and refrigerator options, and the two-tone paint that signals the car is a Maybach rather than an S-Class are what the second-owner market looks for — this is a car bought to be driven in, and the options that serve that use case are the ones that recover their cost. Standard-length cars in single-tone paint with a conventional rear bench sit below a properly specified example. Manufaktur commissions, documented and coherent, sit above one.
For the broader Mercedes-Maybach buyer’s guide and the full model lineup, see the Mercedes-Maybach hub. To model depreciation against any car not in this catalog, see the depreciation calculator; to triangulate what a fair offer looks like against the comparable-listings midpoint, see the target-price calculator; for a five-year ownership-cost projection, see the total cost of ownership tool.