2016 Mercedes-Benz A-CLASS — £9,800 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£9,800
61,942 miles | Diesel | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-24%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2016 Mercedes-Benz A-CLASS is listed at £9,800 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 61,942 miles on the clock. At 24% below the market average of £12,911, this looks competitively priced based on 169 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,257/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model A-CLASS
Body Style Hatchback
Colour White
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 61,942 miles
Engine 2.1L
All Features & Equipment (113)
Top speed130 mph0 to 608.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)221Engine power (BHP)134Extra Urban (mpg)78.5Urban (mpg)58.9Combined (mpg)70.6Cylinders - bore (mm)83TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)99CC2,143Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)103Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Vents with Surround and Cruciform Nozzle in Silver ChromeCentre Armrest - Front with StowageCup Holder - Double - FrontDirection Indicators with Lane-Changer FunctionFootwell Lighting - Front and RearGlove Compartment - IlluminatedHead Restraints - AdjustableIlluminated Front Door Sills with Mercedes-Benz LetteringIllumination - Storage CompartmentInstrument Cluster with Four Analogue Dials and Needles Suspended in Six-O-Clock PositionLighting in Stowage Compartment and Vanity MirrorsLoad Securing Rings in Luggage CompartmentLuggage Compartment CoverLuggage Net under Parcel Shelf and on the Left and Right in Luggage CompartmentLuggage Nets on the Rear of Front SeatsNet in Passenger FootwellPollen FilterPremium PackageRain-Sensing Windscreen Wipers with Two Sensitivity SettingsReading Lights and Console Light in Front and RearRear Seats - Split Folding 1-3 2-3Rear View Mirror - Additional LightingSeat Comfort PackageSeats - Front Cushion Length AdjustmentSeats - Front Manually AdjustableSpectacles Compartment in Overhead Control PanelSteering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke Multi-Function - Trimmed in Leather with Perforated Leather in Grip AreaStorage Boxes Under Front SeatsStorage Compartment Beneath Load Compartment FloorTHERMOTRONIC Luxury Automatic Climate Control - Two-Zone with DisplayTrim - Black Chequerboard17in Alloy Wheels - 5-Twin-Spoke DesignBeltline Strips - ChromeBodystyling - Side Skirts - Body-ColouredBumpers - Body ColouredDoor Handles - Body ColouredDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and Heated with Integrated LED IndicatorsDoor Mirrors - Mirror Housing in Body-colourElectric Windows - 4Exhaust System - Twin Trapezoidal Tailpipes in Polished Stainless SteelGlass - Rear Windscreen - Heated with Timer ControlRadiator Grille - Diamond in Black with One Silver Painted Louvre and Chrome InsertRear Fog LightTIREFIT Tyre-Sealant KitHeight1434mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4299mmWheelbase2699mmWidth2022mmWidth 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 weight1485 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking System with BAS - Brake AssistATTENTION AssistActive Bonnet - Pedestrian Safety Measure which Detects an Impact and Raises Bonnet by 65mmActive Braking AssistAdaptive Brake Assist with Hold Function and Hill Start AssistAdaptive Brake LightsAirbags - Dual Stage - Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - Head and Sidebags - Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - Windowbags for Driver and Front PassengerAlarm System with Immobiliser and Interior Protection - Thatcham Category 1Automatic Child Seat Recognition SensorBrake-Pad Wear Warning IndicatorChildproof Locks - Manually Operated for Rear Doors and Electrically Operated for Rear Power WindowsController on Centre Console with Chrome SurroundCrash-Responsive Emergency LightingCruise Control with LimiterDrivers KneebagDynamic Select with a Choice of Driving Modes - ECO-Comfort-Sport and IndividualESP - Electronic Stability Programme with ASR - Acceleration Skid ControlESP Cornering Dynamics AssistElectric Parking BrakeElectronic Key - Chrome SurroundFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleFluid Level Warning Indicator for Fuel - Oil - Coolant and Washer FluidISOFIX and Top-Tether Child Seat Fixing Points in Rear - Two Outer SeatsLight Failure IndicatorOutside Temperature GaugeRear Windscreen WiperRemote Central Locking and Crash Sensor with Emergency Opening FunctionReversing Camera with Parking Guidelines - 180 Degree ViewSeat Belts - Rear Three-Point - 3Seat Belts Reminder - Front and RearSeat Occupancy Sensor - Front Passenger SeatService Indicator ASSYSTTrip Computer in Multi-Function DisplayTyre Pressure Monitoring System
Below MarketListed at £9,800 vs market average of £12,911 (-24%)
Market Low
£1,565
Market Average
£12,911
Market High
£26,500
Comparables
169 listings

Based on 169 comparable Mercedes-Benz A-CLASS listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£771/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£743/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,257/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £11,718 (£-1,918)
Mileage-predicted: £13,790 (£-3,990)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,514/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,257/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,000/yr

Based on 547 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
35 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
113 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
£9,800
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
35 photos
5/5
Key selling points
113 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
Mercedes-Benz A-Class 2.1 A200d Sport (premium) Ha
4/4
Meta description
2016 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sport, Automatic, In Wh...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 90 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
9331 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