2016 MG MG3 — £4,600 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 30 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£4,600
36,531 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
77/100
Good
vs Market Average
-37%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
77 /100

This 2016 MG MG3 is listed at £4,600 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 36,531 miles on the clock. At 37% below the market average of £7,312, this looks competitively priced based on 8 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,292/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make MG
Model MG3
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Black
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 36,531 miles
Engine 1.5L
All Features & Equipment (100)
Top speed108 mph0 to 6010.4 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)101Engine power (BHP)105Extra Urban (mpg)58.5Urban (mpg)41.5Combined (mpg)51.3Cylinders - bore (mm)75TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)85CC1,498Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)124Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant60-40 Folding Rear Seat with ArmrestAir Conditioning - ElectronicAutomatic Rain Sensing Front WiperCourtesy Lighting - FrontCupholders - Front x 2 - ConsoleCupholders - Rear x 1 - ConsoleDriver's and Passenger Seat - Leg AdjustmentFront Variable Intermittent WiperHandles - Cool Silver Interior DetailInstrument Surround - Cool Silver Interior DetailInterior Trim - ZERO DesignJack-Knife KeyMG3 Logo on Steering WheelMG3 badge on SpeedomenterPassenger Seat UndertrayRear Intermittent WiperRear View Mirror - Day Night AdjustableRed Stitching on SeatsSeat Adjustment - Driver - HeightSeatback Pockets - Driver and PassengerSmartphone Dock PreparationSteering Wheel - MG Design LeatherSteering Wheel - Red StitchingSteering Wheel - Three Spoke MG DesignSteering Wheel Adjustment - ReachSteering Wheel Audio ControlsTunnel Design InstrumentsVanity Mirrors - Driver and PassengerVents - Cool Silver Interior Detail16in Alloy Wheels - Cut DiamondBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Door HandlesBody Coloured Door MirrorsDoor Mirrors Heated with Powered AdjustmentElectric Windows - Front and Rear with Auto Up Down FunctionFront Sport Design GrilleHeated Rear WindowMG Logo in HeadlampsMG3 LogoRear Sport Design ValanceRear Tailgate SpoilerSide Impact BeamsSide Sills - Body Colour with Black InsertSquare Tailpipe in ChromeTyre Repair KitHeight1507mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4018mmWheelbase2520mmWidth1887mmWidth 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 weight1230 kgABS - Anti-lock Braking SystemAirbags - CurtainAirbags - DriverAirbags - PassengerAirbags - Passenger Cut Off SwitchAirbags - SideBrake Disc WipingBrake Pad Wear SensorCBC - Cornering Brake ControlCruise ControlDeadlocksDrive Away LockingEBA - Emergency Brake AssistEBD - Electronic Brake Force DistributionGear Change Indicator - Up and DownHill Hold Brake SystemISOFIX Child Restraint Mounting for Rear SeatsImmobiliserMaster Lock-UnlockParking Sensors - RearRemote Central LockingSeatbelt Reminder - Driver and PassengerStability Control SystemTrip ComputerTyre Pressure Monitoring
Below MarketListed at £4,600 vs market average of £7,312 (-37%)
Market Low
£4,480
Market Average
£7,312
Market High
£11,699
Comparables
8 listings

Based on 8 comparable MG MG3 listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£377/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£457/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,292/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £4,934 (£-334)
Mileage-predicted: £7,706 (£-3,106)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-834/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,292/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,749/yr

Based on 39 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

77
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?
18/25Good
Photos
8 photos
5/10
Features & key selling points
100 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
6 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
17/25Average
Clear pricing
£4,600
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
8 photos
3/5
Key selling points
100 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
MG MG3 1.5 Vti-Tech 3style Hatchback 5dr Petrol Ma
4/4
Meta description
2016 MG MG3 3style, Manual, In Black. SERVICE HIST...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
89% of 36 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
8905 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.

View original listing at Hammond Cars →

Looking for a MG MG3?

Search 50,000+ cars from UK dealers with our free AI-powered search engine

Search Now — Free

About the Dealer

Hammond Cars

Bury Rd, Ipswich IP1 5QL