2014 AUDI A3 — £18,380 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 5 April 2026 | Colchester
£18,380
79,000 miles | Diesel | Manual
Listing Quality
87/100
Good
vs Market Average
+83%
Above Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
87 /100

This 2014 AUDI A3 is listed at £18,380 by Velvis Cars in Colchester. It has 79,000 miles on the clock. At 83% above the market average of £10,047, this is priced on the higher side compared to 75 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £570/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2014
Make AUDI
Model A3
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 79,000 miles
Engine 1.6L
Seats 5
CO2 99 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant Non Compliant
Power 104 BHP
Torque 184 lbs/ft
Top Speed 121 mph
0-60 mph 10.7s
Cylinders 4
Gears 6
Combined MPG 74.3 mpg
Urban MPG 61.4 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 85.6 mpg
Length 4237mm
Width 1966mm
Height 1421mm
Wheelbase 2601mm
Kerb Weight 1230 kg
All Features & Equipment (103)
Monsoon Grey £525Total value of factory fitted extras £525Top speed121 mph0 to 6010.7 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)184Engine power (BHP)104Extra Urban (mpg)85.6Urban (mpg)61.4Combined (mpg)74.3Cylinders - bore (mm)80TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)80CC1,598Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)99Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneNon CompliantAir Vent Sleeves - Aluminium LookAluminium Interior ElementsCar JackCloth HeadliningCoat Hooks - B Pillar - Both SidesCup Holders - Rear x2Cup Holders - x2 in Centre ConsoleDoor Sill TrimsDual-Zone Electronic Climate ControlFront and Rear Floor MatsFront Centre ArmrestFront Sports SeatsHeight Adjustable Boot FloorInlays - Aluminium MistralInterior LightingLuggage Compartment - Lashing Points x4Rear Parcel Shelf RemovableSeats - Convenience Entry - Enhanced Front Folding FunctionSeats - Front Height AdjustmentSeats - Split Folding Rear - 60-40Smoking PackageSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke Leather - Multi-function - SportsSteering Wheel - Height and Reach AdjustableSteering Wheel - Multi-functionStorage Compartments in the Door Side Trims-Centre Console-Under Front Passenger SeatSun Visors - with Covered Vanity MirrorsTool Kit17in Alloy Wheels - 5-Arm DesignAnti Theft Locking Wheel BoltsChrome-Plated Exhaust Tailpipe TrimDoor Mirrors - Body Coloured with Integrated LED IndicatorsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - FrontExhaust Tailpipe - TwinFog Lights - Chrome SurroundsHeated Rear WindscreenHeated Windscreen Washer JetsRoof Spoiler - Painted in Body Colour with Aerodynamic Inserts in High-Gloss Black at the SideSpace Saver Spare WheelSpoiler - Body ColouredSpoiler - RoofWindow Surrounds - AluminiumABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemActive BonnetAdaptive Brake LightsAirbags - DriverAirbags - Drivers KneeAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Front SideAirbags - Head Level Side For Front and RearAlarm - Thatcham Category 1ASR - Anti Slip RegulationAudi Drive SelectColour Drivers Information System - DISEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionElectromechanical Parking BrakeESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeFirst Aid KitFront Passenger Airbag Deactivation SwitchHydraulic Brake AssistISOFIX Child Seat Mounting for Front Passenger and Rear Outer SeatsMulti Collision Brake AssistRemote Central Locking with 2 Fold Away KeysRest Recommendation SystemSeat Belt Reminder for All SeatsSecondary Collision Brake AssistVoice Control - NavigationWarning TriangleWasher Fluid Level IndicatorHeight1421mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4237mmWheelbase2601mmWidth1966mmWidth 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 weight1230 kg
Above MarketListed at £18,380 vs market average of £10,047 (+83%)
Market Low
£5,400
Market Average
£10,047
Market High
£22,995
Comparables
75 listings

Based on 75 comparable AUDI A3 listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£192/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£189/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£570/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £10,393 (+£7,987)
Mileage-predicted: £12,558 (+£5,822)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-381/yr | 10k mi/yr £-570/yr | 15k mi/yr £-759/yr

Based on 408 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

87
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
44 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
103 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
£18,380
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
44 photos
5/5
Key selling points
103 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
Audi A3 1.6 TDI Sport Hatchback 3dr Diesel Manual
4/4
Meta description
2014 Audi A3 Sport, Manual, In Grey. £20 Road Tax✅...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
97% of 59 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
7315 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

Velvis Cars

Colchester CO6 3DN