2012 MINI HATCH — £3,795 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 May 2026 | Slyne, Lancaster
£3,795
83,000 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-27%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2012 MINI HATCH is listed at £3,795 by Coastal Racing in Slyne. It has 83,000 miles on the clock. At 27% below the market average of £5,224, this looks competitively priced based on 41 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,507/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2012
Make MINI
Model HATCH
Body Style Hatchback
Colour White
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 83,000 miles
Engine 1.6L
All Features & Equipment (89)
Top speed109 mph0 to 6013.2 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)103Engine power (BHP)74Extra Urban (mpg)64.2Urban (mpg)39.2Combined (mpg)52.3Cylinders - bore (mm)77TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)86CC1,598Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)127NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantCupholders - Front x2 - Rear x1Door Handles - Interior - Chrome PlatedDoor Sill Finishers - Metal Look and Model Dependent LetteringExternal Visible VINGearshift-Selector Lever and Handrake Lever Gaiters in SensatecHandbrake-lever grip - plastic with chrome plated handbrake push buttonHeadrests For All Seats - Manually AdjustableHeater with Mechanical Control and Recirculating-Air ButtonInterior Mirror - Mechanical Anti-DazzleInterior Surface in Fine White Silver and Door Rings in BlackKnee Roll in Hard Plastic on Dashboard - Carbon BlackLashing Eyes in Luggage CompartmentLuggage Compartment - LightMicrofilterNon Smoker PackagePersonal ProfileSeats - Easy Entry AccessSeats - Height Adjustable DriversSpeedometer Centred in Instrument PanelSteering Column Height and Length AdjustmentSteering Wheel - 2-Spoke PlasticSun Visors with Integrated Vanity Mirrors on Drivers and Passengers SidesTool Kit in Luggage Compartment15in Steel WheelsDoor Handles - Chrome PlatedDoor Mirrors - Caps in BlackDoor Mirrors - Electrically AdjustableElectric Windows - Front - One Touch Up and DownExhaust Tailpipe - Visible - Single - RightHeadlights - Chrome BezelsHeated Rear Window with Automatic DeactivationMINI Mobility SystemRadiator Grille - BlackRoof in Body ColourSide Air Inlets Black with Integrated Orange IndicatorSills-Bumper Edges-Wheel Arches - Black with Model-Specific Bumper TrimsTailgate Handle - BlackHeight1407mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3723mmWheelbase2467mmWidth1913mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats4Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1070 kgAirbags - DriverAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - HeadAlarm - Thatcham CAT1Anti-Lock Braking System - ABSASC+T - Automatic Stability Control and TractionBrake Force DisplayBrake Pad Wear IndicatorCBC - Cornering Brake ControlCentral Locking - RemoteChild Seat ISOFIX AttachmentCrash Sensor - Fuel Cut-OffCrash Sensor - Hazard Warning Flashers and Interior LightDynamic Stability Control - DSCEBD - Electronic Brake-Force DistributionHill AssistRev CounterSide AirbagsTPWS - Tyre Pressure Warning System
Below MarketListed at £3,795 vs market average of £5,224 (-27%)
Market Low
£2,990
Market Average
£5,224
Market High
£10,990
Comparables
41 listings

Based on 41 comparable MINI HATCH listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,234/year
Mileage Impact
Holding Value
£136/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,507/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £5,722 (£-1,927)
Mileage-predicted: £7,454 (£-3,659)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,370/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,507/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,643/yr

Based on 504 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

84
Overall Listing Quality
Good — this listing is well-presented and informative.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
23/25Good
Photos
24 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
89 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
6 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
19/25Good
Clear pricing
£3,795
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
24 photos
5/5
Key selling points
89 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
6 specs provided
2/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
MINI Hatch 1.6 First Hatchback 3dr Petrol Manual E
4/4
Meta description
2012 MINI Hatch First, Manual, In White.....
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
94% of 51 images have alt text
3/3
Clean URL structure
SEO-friendly URL
3/3
Heading structure
1 H1 tag(s)
3/3
Indexability
Page is indexable
2/2
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
20/25Good
Schema.org Vehicle markup
Vehicle/Car structured data found
6/6
Static HTML content
Vehicle data present in static HTML
5/5
Semantic HTML structure
Spec data in structured elements
3/4
Content depth
7276 words of text content
4/4
AI crawler access
Cloudflare detected — may block GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot
0/3
Bot-friendly
Assumed accessible — robots.txt not checked
2/3
How our review page compares
This Car-Search.ai listing review page scores 95+/100 on all four categories. It includes Schema.org Vehicle + Review structured data, semantic HTML, per-page meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, static HTML rendering, market analysis, depreciation vectors, and rich narrative content — fully accessible to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and all AI search engines.

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About the Dealer

Coastal Racing

Slyne, Lancaster LA2 6AH