2017 BMW 3 SERIES — £25,100 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 24 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£25,100
47,430 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Estate
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
+33%
Above Market
Value Retention
25/100
Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2017 BMW 3 SERIES is listed at £25,100 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 47,430 miles on the clock. At 33% above the market average of £18,822, this is priced on the higher side compared to 79 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £3,583/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2017
Make BMW
Model 3 SERIES
Body Style Estate
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 47,430 miles
Engine 3L
All Features & Equipment (122)
BMW Icon Adaptive LED Headlights £745Enhanced Bluetooth Telephone Preparation with USB Audio Interface and Voice Control £430High-Beam Assistant £150Loudspeaker System - Harman Kardon £675M Sport Braking System £570M Sport Plus Package £2,000M Sport Plus Package - BMW Icon Adaptive LED Headlights £2,610Seat Heating for Driver and Front Passenger £325Sun Protection Glazing £265Total value of factory fitted extras £7,770Top speed155 mph0 to 605.1 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)332Engine power (BHP)322Extra Urban (mpg)49.6Urban (mpg)30.4Combined (mpg)31.7Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears8Cylinders - stroke (mm)95CC2,998Cylinders6CO2 (g/km)164Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - Automatic with Two-Zone ControlAmbient 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 CompartmentsCentral Locking Switch - Doors - Fuel Filler Cap - Luggage CompartmentCup Holders - Two in Front with Sliding LidDoor Sill Finishers - M Designation - FrontExtended LightingFloor Mats - VelourGlove Box Opener with Chrome SpiderGrab Handles - Integrated in Roof Lining x4Handbrake and Gear Knob - LeatherHeadlining - AnthraciteInterior LightingInterior Trim - Aluminium Hexagon with Estoril Blue Matt FinisherLashing Eyes in Luggage Compartment x4Luggage Compartment - LightLuggage Compartment StorageM Sport Instrument ClusterNon Smokers PackagePersonal ProfileRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationReading Lights - Front and Rear with Soft LightRear Seat Headrests - ThreeSide Armrests - Front and Rear Integrated into Door TrimSplit Folding Rear SeatSport Seats - FrontStart-Stop Button with Comfort Go Keyless Engine Start and Auto Start-Stop Deactivation ButtonSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentSteering Wheel - M Sport Leather MultifunctionStorage Compartment in Rear Centre Console - Front and Rear Door Trims and Under Luggage CompartmentSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity Mirrors and Ticket PocketTailgate Operation - AutomaticThrough-Loading SystemTool Kit Located in Luggage CompartmentTwin HornsWelcome LightWindscreen Wipers - Two-Speed with Adjustable Intervals18in Alloy Wheels - Light M Star Spoke - 400MDirection Indicator - Side Repeaters - Integrated in Exterior MirrorsElectric Windows - Front and RearExhaust Tailpipe - Twin with Chrome FinisherExterior Mirrors - Heated - Electrically AdjustableExterior Parts in Body ColourExterior Trim - High-Gloss ShadowlineHeat Protection Glazing with Green TintHeated Windscreen Washer JetsIndicator Lenses - ClearKidney Grille - Chrome with Extra Wide Black - High Gloss Vertical SlatsM Aerodynamic BodystylingModel DesignationRun Flat TyresSide Exterior M Designation BadgesTailgate Window - Independently OpeningTyres - Reduced Rolling ResistanceHeight1452mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4633mmWheelbase2810mmWidth1811mmWidth 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 weight1615 kgAirbagsAlarm System - Thatcham 1 with Remote Control and Engine ImmobiliserBattery Safety Cut OffBrake Pad Wear Indicator - Front and RearBumper System Front and Rear - Replaceable Deformation Elements for Impacts Up to 9mphChild Proof Locking System - Rear DoorsChild Seat ISOFIX Attachment - RearCondition Based ServiceCrash Sensor - Activating Central Locking Release - Hazard Warning Lights - Battery Safety Cut Off - Interior LightingCruise Control with Brake FunctionDSC - Dynamic Stability Control PlusDrive Performance Control - ECO PRO - Comfort - Sport and Sport PlusDynamic Brake LightsFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleOBC - On-Board ComputerOil Sensor For Level and Grade - Warning by Check Control SystemPDC - Park Distance Control - Front and RearRemote Control Including Integrated Key - 2Remote Control with Integrated Key with Insert in BlueSeat Belt Security Check for DriverSide Impact ProtectionTPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring SystemThree-Point Seat Belts - All SeatsVisible VINiDrive Controller - 8 Favourite Buttons
Above MarketListed at £25,100 vs market average of £18,822 (+33%)
Market Low
£6,840
Market Average
£18,822
Market High
£30,994
Comparables
79 listings

Based on 79 comparable BMW 3 SERIES listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£1,713/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£935/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Steep Depreciation
£3,583/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £14,684 (+£10,416)
Mileage-predicted: £21,767 (+£3,333)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,648/yr | 10k mi/yr £-3,583/yr | 15k mi/yr £-4,518/yr

Based on 429 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
122 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
£25,100
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
35 photos
5/5
Key selling points
122 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 3 Series 3.0 340i M Sport Touring 5dr Petrol A
4/4
Meta description
2017 BMW 3 Series M Sport, Automatic, In Grey. PRI...
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
9656 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