2012 SKODA FABIA — £7,995 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 27 April 2026 | Hardwicke Circus, Carlisle
£7,995
76,464 miles | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
+47%
Above Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2012 SKODA FABIA is listed at £7,995 by DTC Motors LTD in Hardwicke Circus. It has 76,464 miles on the clock. At 47% above the market average of £5,446, this is priced on the higher side compared to 7 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £547/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2012
Make SKODA
Model FABIA
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Black
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 76,464 miles
Engine 1.2L
Seats 5
CO2 121 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Power 85 BHP
Torque 118 lbs/ft
Top Speed 110 mph
0-60 mph 11.3s
Cylinders 4
Gears 5
Combined MPG 54.3 mpg
Urban MPG 42.8 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 64.2 mpg
Length 4013mm
Width 1886mm
Height 1493mm
Wheelbase 2464mm
Kerb Weight 1041 kg
All Features & Equipment (79)
Top speed110 mph0 to 6011.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)118Engine power (BHP)85Extra Urban (mpg)64.2Urban (mpg)42.8Combined (mpg)54.3Cylinders - bore (mm)71TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC1,197Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)121Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant1.5 Litre Drinks Holders in Front Door PanelsAir Conditioning - ManualAuto Dimming Rear View MirrorGlovebox - CoverGrab Handles - RoofHead Restraints - Height Adjustable Front and Rear x2Height and Reach Adjustable Steering WheelLeather Gearknob and Handbrake with Red StitchingLuggage Compartment - Load SecuringPollen FilterSeats - Front Height AdjustmentSeats - Front Passenger Height AdjustmentSeats - Split Folding Rear - 60-40Sports SeatsSteel Sports Pedals and Kick PlatesSteering Wheel - Perforated Leather SportsStorage - BootTicket HolderVanity Mirrors - Front17in Alloy Wheels - TrinityBlack Roof and Tailgate SpoilerDoor Handles - Body ColouredDoor Mirrors - BlackDoor Mirrors - Body ColouredDoor Mirrors - Driver AsphericalElectric Windows - FrontElectrically Adjustable and Heated Door MirrorsHeadlights - Range AdjustmentRadiator Grille - Darkened Chrome on TopRear Diffuser - BlackSunset GlassTinted Windows - Front and SideTinted Windows - Side and RearTyre Repair KitWindscreen Wiper with Intermittent Control - 4 SpeedABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemAirbags - DriverAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Front SideAirbags - Passenger Deactivation SwitchAlarm with Interior Monitoring-Back Up Horn and Remote Central LockingCentral Locking - RemoteEBC - Electronic Brake ControlExterior Temperature GaugeISOFIX Child Seat PreparationSeatbelt Warning - DriversTrip ComputerHeight1493mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4013mmWheelbase2464mmWidth1886mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1041 kg
Above MarketListed at £7,995 vs market average of £5,446 (+47%)
Market Low
£3,250
Market Average
£5,446
Market High
£7,999
Comparables
7 listings

Based on 7 comparable SKODA FABIA listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£52/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£248/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£547/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £5,858 (+£2,137)
Mileage-predicted: £7,908 (+£87)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-299/yr | 10k mi/yr £-547/yr | 15k mi/yr £-795/yr

Based on 118 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?
24/25Good
Photos
34 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
79 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
21 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
6/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
21/25Good
Clear pricing
£7,995
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
34 photos
5/5
Key selling points
79 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
21 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI Monte Carlo Hatchback 5dr Petr
4/4
Meta description
2012 Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo, Manual, In Black.....
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 62 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?
17/25Average
Schema.org Vehicle markup
Vehicle/Car structured data found
6/6
Static HTML content
Some static content but may require JS for full data
2/5
Semantic HTML structure
Spec data in structured elements
3/4
Content depth
6697 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

DTC Motors LTD

Hardwicke Circus, Carlisle CA1 1JD