Used Polaris Sportsman 570 Buying Guide for Louisville Riders

Model years in plain terms

The Sportsman 570 replaced the 500 H.O. for 2014 with the ProStar 567cc single and fuel injection. Early units (2014–2020) are solid but basic. For 2021 Polaris refreshed the platform: stiffer frame, better front-end geometry, improved sealing on the front gearcase and a cleaner dash. If budget allows, a 2021-or-newer machine is the easier used buy. Trim names to know: base, Premium (adds EPS and alloy wheels on most years) and Trail or Ultimate packages with bumpers and winch.

EPS or not

Electronic power steering adds real money used — often $500 to $1,000 over a comparable non-EPS unit. If you plow snow, run a front rack loaded, or ride rocky trails, EPS is worth it. For flat farm work or short property use, a non-EPS 570 steers fine and leaves one less system to think about.

Hours vs miles

Read both. A 570 showing 1,500 miles and 150 hours lived on trails. One showing 400 miles and 400 hours spent its life idling, plowing or crawling — harder on the belt and cooling system than the odometer suggests. Rough rule: under 100 hours is light use, 100–300 is normal, past 300 ask for maintenance records.

What wears first

• A-arm bushings and ball joints — grab each front wheel at 12 and 6 and check for play
• Drive belt — listen for squeal from a stop; ask when it was last replaced
• Front differential — the Hilliard clutch should engage AWD smoothly; grinding or binding is a repair bill
• Wheel bearings and tie rods — common on plow machines
• Racks and frame mounts — cracks mean overloading

Signs of hard use

Bent racks, a winch with frayed cable, mud packed in the frame rails, milky front diff fluid, and mismatched tires all tell a story. So does a seat torn at the front edge from constant standing.

Fair price ranges

Clean 2014–2019 units typically run $4,000–$5,500. Low-hour 2021+ machines with EPS commonly bring $6,500–$8,500, and our current Sportsman inventory sits between $6,900 and $8,900. See everything in Side-by-Sides and ATVs or browse the full inventory.

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