Beneteau Oceanis 55 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Beneteau Oceanis 55 means choosing among a 55-foot cruiser built from 2013 through 2017, with Berret Racoupeau hull lines and Nauta interiors. She is offered in both owner three-cabin and charter four-cabin arrangements, and ex-charter examples are common on the used market, so layout and prior service history deserve early attention.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 55 supports three, four, or five cabins with up to four heads, and the used fleet shows owner three-cabin and charter four-cabin versions well represented. Ex-charter boats are common and typically carry the higher-cabin-count layouts with a Pullman in place of a second aft head in the five-cabin scheme. A crew cabin in the bows appears on some examples. The standard owner layout pairs a master suite with island bed and office-drawer to two large aft cabins, while the galley may sit close to the salon or at the companionway foot.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear on the used market centers on comfort and short-handed cruising: electric winches, furling main, autopilot, air conditioning, and a bimini with dodger make routine sailing and warm-climate living easier. A chartplotter, inverter, teak decks, life raft, cockpit shower, and asymmetric spinnaker appear widely, with the electrically lowered swim platform a factory feature. Often-seen upgrades for longer stays include a watermaker, solar, bow thruster, freezer, lithium batteries, and heating, while a washing machine shows up on some boats. For buyer consequence, the power and energy cluster—inverter, solar, lithium, watermaker—determines off-grid range; canvas and sail-handling items like the bimini, dodger, and furling main shape daily ease; and navigation gear including chartplotter and autopilot defines passage capability.
What to Inspect
Writing in Yachting World, testers found the interior noisy, especially under engine, so listen for transmission and sail-drive noise at the helm and companionway with the 75-horsepower Yanmar running. Engine access below the companionway should be confirmed clear, and the fixed three-bladed prop noted if present, as it was on the test boat. The shallow companionway and low coamings are pleasures but check drainage and sole grip where angles were formed for traction.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in the United States, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Türkiye, and Italy. For a purchase checklist: confirm layout matches intended use given common ex-charter four-cabin supply; verify electric winches, furling main, and autopilot function; inspect for interior engine noise and sail-drive seal condition; and review optional tankage additions for water and fuel if long-distance cruising is planned.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau Oceanis 55. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 14 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 3 | $400,000 | — |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $349,667 | -12.6% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $381,335 | +9.1% |
| Sep 25 | 4 | $374,833 | -1.7% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $372,978 | -0.5% |
| Nov 25 | 3 | $396,289 | +6.2% |
| Dec 25 | 3 | $465,000 | +17.3% |
| Jan 26 | 3 | $377,230 | -18.9% |
| Mar 26 | 3 | $290,223 | -23.1% |
| Apr 26 | 10 | $465,000 | +60.2% |
| May 26 | 8 | $448,739 | -3.5% |
| Jun 26 | 8 | $472,686 | +5.3% |
| Jul 26 | 4 | $475,827 | +0.7% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $268,704 | -43.5% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau Oceanis 55 listings appear across 9 countries. United States has the most listings with 14 (29.8%), followed by Spain and Greece.
Country view
47 listings · 9 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $480,000 | 14 | 0 | 29.8% |
| Spain | $407,944 | 9 | 3 | 19.1% |
| Greece | $460,394 | 7 | 5 | 14.9% |
| Turkey | $294,303 | 6 | 0 | 12.8% |
| Croatia | $290,223 | 5 | 0 | 10.6% |
| United Kingdom | $475,827 | 3 | 3 | 6.4% |
| Australia | $595,339 | 1 | 0 | 2.1% |
| France | $268,704 | 1 | 1 | 2.1% |
| Italy | $396,289 | 1 | 0 | 2.1% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau Oceanis Oceanis 46.1 | 47.9' | $ 371,812 | 350 | 74 |
| Beneteau Oceanis Oceanis 45 | 45.42' | $ 251,110 | 253 | 59 |
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| Beneteau Oceanis Oceanis 54 | 54.75' | $ 250,000 | 64 | 20 |
| Beneteau Oceanis 55You are here | — | $ 448,739 | 48 | 13 |
| Jeanneau Yachts 55 | 55.54' | $ 1,015,442 | 22 | 9 |
| Beneteau Oceanis 55.1 | 55.05' | $ 505,167 | 18 | 4 |
| Solaris 55 | 54.79' | $ 1,153,900 | 13 | 5 |
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