2016 Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS — £15,781 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Burton-on-Trent
£15,781
112,520 miles | Automatic | Saloon
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
+60%
Above Market
Value Retention
25/100
Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS is listed at £15,781 by Riverside Car Sales & Service in Burton-on-Trent. It has 112,520 miles on the clock. At 60% above the market average of £9,880, this is priced on the higher side compared to 28 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £3,277/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model C-CLASS
Body Style Saloon
Colour Grey
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 112,520 miles
Engine 2.1L
Seats 5
CO2 109 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Power 168 BHP
Torque 295 lbs/ft
Top Speed 145 mph
0-60 mph 7.4s
Cylinders 4
Gears 7
Combined MPG 65.7 mpg
Urban MPG 53.3 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 78.5 mpg
Length 4686mm
Width 2020mm
Height 1442mm
Wheelbase 2840mm
Kerb Weight 1570 kg
Highlights
RCS Customer Protection Pack IncludesHPI Checks12 Months MOT12 Months AA Roadside Assist3 Month Driveaway Guarantee
All Features & Equipment (90)
RCS Customer Protection Pack IncludesHPI Checks12 Months MOT12 Months AA Roadside Assist3 Month Driveaway GuaranteeTop speed145 mph0 to 607.4 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)295Engine power (BHP)168Extra Urban (mpg)78.5Urban (mpg)53.3Combined (mpg)65.7Cylinders - bore (mm)83TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)99CC2,143Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)109Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantFront Centre Armrest with Stowage CompartmentFront Door Sills with Mercedes-Benz LetteringFront Seats - Electrical Height and Backrest Adjustment and Four-Way Lumbar AdjustmentGearshift Paddle on Steering WheelHeated Front SeatsIlluminated Glove CompartmentRain Sensing Windscreen WipersRemote Boot ReleaseSeat Belts - BlackSeat Comfort PackageSeats - Rear Split Folding 40-20-40Steering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke Multi-Function - Trimmed in LeatherSteering Wheel - Multi-Function with Audio and Onboard Settings ControlStowage - Double Cup Holder in Centre ConsoleStowage PackageTHERMATIC - Automatic Climate Control - Two-ZoneTrim - High-Gloss Black17in Alloy Wheels - 5-Twin-Spoke Design Painted in Vanadium SilverDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - 4 - With One-Touch Opening and Closing - including Obstruction SensorsHeated Windscreen Washer SystemRadiator Grille with Integrated Star - Two Louvres in Matt Iridium SilverTIREFIT with Tyre Inflation CompressorTinted Glass All Round - GreenTop Surround of Side Windows in Matt BlackABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemATTENTION AssistActive Bonnet - Pedestrian Safety which Detects an Impact and Raises BonnetActive Parking Assist including PARKTRONICAdaptive Brake LampsAdaptive Brake with Hold Function - Hill Start Assist - Brake DryingAirbags - Dual Stage - Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - Front SidebagsAirbags - PelvisbagAlarm System with Immobiliser and Interior ProtectionAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorCentral Locking with Interior Switch - Automatic Locking and Crash Sensor with Emergency Opening FunctionChildproof Locks - Manually Operated for Rear Doors and Electrically Operated for Rear Power WindowsCollision Prevention Assist PlusDrivers KneebagDynamic Select with a Choice of Driving Modes - Comfort - ECO - Sport - Sport Plus - IndividualESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectric Parking BrakeElectronic Key - Chrome SurroundFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleFuel ComputerISOFIX Child Seat Attachment Points with Top Tether in RearOutside Temperature DisplayReversing CameraSPEEDTRONIC Cruise Control and Variable Speed LimiterService Indicator ASSYSTStatus Display for Rear Seat Belts in Instrument ClusterTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemWindowbags for Driver-Front Passenger and Rear PassengersHeight1442mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4686mmWheelbase2840mmWidth2020mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1570 kg
Above MarketListed at £15,781 vs market average of £9,880 (+60%)
Market Low
£3,000
Market Average
£9,880
Market High
£15,290
Comparables
28 listings

Based on 28 comparable Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,299/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£989/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Steep Depreciation
£3,277/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,457 (+£324)
Mileage-predicted: £10,423 (+£5,358)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,288/yr | 10k mi/yr £-3,277/yr | 15k mi/yr £-4,266/yr

Based on 344 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
44 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
95 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
£15,781
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
44 photos
5/5
Key selling points
95 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
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2.1 C220d SE Executive Editi
4/4
Meta description
2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class SE Executive Edition, A...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
94% of 72 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
10348 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

Riverside Car Sales & Service

Burton-on-Trent DE14 1RN