2016 AUDI A3 — £9,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 April 2026 | Burton upon Trent, Burton-on-Trent
£9,500
69,063 miles | Petrol Plug-In Hybrid | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
-16%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2016 AUDI A3 is listed at £9,500 by RDM Direct ltd in Burton upon Trent. It has 69,063 miles on the clock. At 16% below the market average of £11,328, this looks competitively priced based on 103 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,490/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make AUDI
Model A3
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Red
Fuel Type Petrol Plug-In Hybrid
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 69,063 miles
Engine 1.4L
All Features & Equipment (103)
Top speed138 mph0 to 607.6 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)184Engine power (BHP)201Combined (mpg)176.6Cylinders - bore (mm)74TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)80CC1,395Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)37Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Vent Sleeves - Aluminium LookAluminium Interior ElementsAutomatic Wipers with Rain SensorCar JackCar Programming of Charging TimerCloth Headlining in Lunar SilverCoat Hooks - B Pillar - Both SidesCup Holders - x2 in Centre ConsoleDoor Sill Trims - Aluminium with e-tron LogoDual-Zone Electronic Climate ControlFront Centre ArmrestFront Sports SeatsFront and Rear Floor MatsGlovebox - IlluminatedIlluminated Vanity MirrorsInlays - Aluminium Mistral SilverInterior Elements - Air Vents - AluminiumInterior Elements - Frame Around the Inside Door Handle - AluminiumInterior Elements - Glove Compartment - AluminiumInterior Elements - Window Control Switches - AluminiumInterior LightingLuggage Compartment - IlluminatedLuggage Compartment - Lashing Points x4Pollen FilterSeats - Front Height AdjustmentSeats - Split Folding Rear - 60-40Smoking PackageStart-Stop ButtonSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke Leather - Multi-function - SportsSteering Wheel - Multi-functionStorage Compartment - Centre ConsoleStorage Compartment Under Drivers SeatStorage Compartments - Door Side TrimsSunlight Dependent ControlTool Kit17in Alloy Wheels - 15-Spoke Turbine DesignAnti Theft Locking Wheel BoltsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - Front and RearHeated Rear WindscreenModel and e-tron Badges at RearTyre Repair KitWindscreen - Acoustic with SunbandHeight1424mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4312mmWheelbase2630mmWidth1966mmWidth 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 weight1540 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemASR - Anti Slip RegulationActive BonnetAdaptive Brake LightsAdvanced KeyAirbags - DriverAirbags - Drivers KneeAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Front SideAirbags - Head Level Side For Front and RearAlarm - Thatcham Category 1Audi Active Lane AssistAudi Drive SelectAudi Parking System Rear with Acoustic IndicatorsAudi Pre-Sense FrontChild Locks - ManualColour Drivers Information System - DISESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectromechanical Parking BrakeFirst Aid KitFront Passenger Airbag Deactivation SwitchISOFIX Child Seat Mounting for Front Passenger and Rear Outer SeatsImmobiliserMMI TouchSeat Belt Reminder for All SeatsSecondary Collision Brake AssistTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVoice ControlVoice Control - NavigationWarning Triangle
Below MarketListed at £9,500 vs market average of £11,328 (-16%)
Market Low
£5,400
Market Average
£11,328
Market High
£22,995
Comparables
103 listings

Based on 103 comparable AUDI A3 listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£752/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£369/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,490/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £11,470 (£-1,970)
Mileage-predicted: £12,973 (£-3,473)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,121/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,490/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,858/yr

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

82
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
53 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
103 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
£9,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
53 photos
5/5
Key selling points
103 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
Audi A3 1.4 Tfsi E-Tron Sportback 5dr Petrol Plug-
4/4
Meta description
2016 Audi A3 1.4 Tfsi E-Tron Sportback 5dr Petrol ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
98% of 105 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?
18/25Good
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
Generic div/span markup — harder for AI to parse
1/4
Content depth
7073 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.

Independent review — we are not affiliated with the dealer.

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About the Dealer

RDM Direct ltd

Burton upon Trent, Burton-on-Trent DE14 1RN