2016 BMW 4 SERIES — £12,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 21 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£12,500
51,499 miles | Petrol | Manual | Coupe
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-21%
Below Market
Value Retention
25/100
Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2016 BMW 4 SERIES is listed at £12,500 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 51,499 miles on the clock. At 21% below the market average of £15,877, this looks competitively priced based on 50 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £3,715/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make BMW
Model 4 SERIES
Body Style Coupe
Colour White
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 51,499 miles
Engine 2L
All Features & Equipment (116)
Enhanced Bluetooth Telephone Preparation with USB Audio Interface and Voice Control £386Total value of factory fitted extras £387Top speed147 mph0 to 607.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)153Engine power (BHP)181Extra Urban (mpg)57.6Urban (mpg)34.9Combined (mpg)46.3Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)95CC1,998Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)141Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - Automatic - Dual ZoneAir Conditioning and Radio Control Panel in High Gloss BlackAmbient Lighting - Switchable BMW Classic Orange - Cold White - LEDArmrest - Front - Folding with Storage CompartmentArmrest - Rear Centre with Two CupholdersAutomatically Dimming Rear View MirrorBottle Holders Integrated into Door Trim Storage Compartments - Front - Up to 1 litreCentral Locking Switch - Doors - Fuel Filler Cap - Luggage CompartmentCup Holders - Two in Front with Sliding LidDoor Sill Finishers - M DesignationExtended LightingFloor Mats - VelourGlove CompartmentGlove Compartment - Opener with Chrome TrimHandbrake Lever - Gear Knob in LeatherHeadlining - AnthraciteIntegrated Rear Seat Headrests - TwoInterior Lighting - Front Centre Over Interior Mirror with Soft-Light and Rear CentreInterior Trim - Aluminium Hexagon Trim Finishers with Estoril Blue Matt HighlightLuggage Compartment - Lashing EyesLuggage Compartment - LightM Gear Selector Lever in Nappa LeatherM Sport Instrument ClusterM Sport Multi-Function Leather Steering Wheel - Three-SpokeNon Smokers PackagePersonal ProfileRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationSeat Heating for Driver and Front PassengerSeatbelt Handover for Driver and Front PassengerSeats - 60-40 Split Folding RearSide Armrests - Front and Rear Integrated into Door TrimSport Seats - FrontStart-Stop Button with Comfort Go Keyless Engine Start and Auto Start-Stop Deactivation ButtonSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentStorage Compartment - Rear Centre ConsoleSun Visors with Vanity Mirrors and Ticket HolderToolkit Located in Luggage CompartmentTwin HornsWelcome LightWindscreen Wipers - Two-Speed with Adjustable Intervals18in Alloy Wheels - M Double Spoke - 400MAir Breather - Black High GlossBumper System - Front and RearDirection Indicator - Side Repeaters - Integrated in Exterior MirrorsDirection Indicator Lights - Clear LensesDoor Mirrors - Electric and HeatedElectric Windows - Front with Open-Close Fingertip Control - Anti-Trap Facility and Comfort Closing FunctionExhaust Tailpipes - Dual Left - with Chrome FinisherExterior Parts in Body ColourExterior Trim - High-Gloss ShadowlineHeat Protection Glazing with Green TintKidney Grille - Chrome with Extra Wide Black - High Gloss Vertical SlatsM Aerodynamic BodystylingM Sport PackageMobility Tyre Sealing SystemModel DesignationRun Flat TyresSide Exterior M Designation BadgesTyres - Reduced Rolling ResistanceWindscreen Washer Jets - HeatedWindscreen with Grey Shade BandHeight1377mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4638mmWheelbase2810mmWidth1825mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats4Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1475 kgAirbagsAlarm System - Thatcham 1 with Remote Control and Engine ImmobiliserBattery Safety Cut OffBrake Pad Wear Indicator - Front and RearChild Seat ISOFIX Attachment - Rear with Passenger Airbag DeactivationCondition Based ServiceCrash SensorCruise Control with Brake FunctionDSC - Dynamic Stability Control PlusDrive Performance Control - ECO PRO - Comfort - Sport - Sport PlusDynamic Brake LightsFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleOBC - On-Board ComputerOil Sensor For Level and Grade - Warning by Check Control SystemOptimum Shift IndicatorPDC - Park Distance Control - Front and RearRemote Control with Integrated Key with Insert in BlueSeat Belt Security Check for DriverSide Impact ProtectionThree-Point Seat Belts - All SeatsTyre Pressure Monitor with a Three-Level Warning StrategyVisible VINiDrive Controller - 8 Favourite Buttons
Below MarketListed at £12,500 vs market average of £15,877 (-21%)
Market Low
£10,049
Market Average
£15,877
Market High
£21,999
Comparables
50 listings

Based on 50 comparable BMW 4 SERIES listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,435/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£1,140/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Steep Depreciation
£3,715/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £13,591 (£-1,091)
Mileage-predicted: £17,019 (£-4,519)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,575/yr | 10k mi/yr £-3,715/yr | 15k mi/yr £-4,855/yr

Based on 167 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
31 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
116 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
£12,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
31 photos
5/5
Key selling points
116 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
BMW 4 Series 2.0 420i M Sport Coupe 2dr Petrol Man
4/4
Meta description
2016 BMW 4 Series M Sport, Manual, In White. SERVI...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 82 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
9585 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

Hammond Cars

Bury Rd, Ipswich IP1 5QL