2017 BMW X3 — £20,600 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 22 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£20,600
49,147 miles | Diesel | Automatic | SUV
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-4%
Fair Price
Value Retention
10/100
Very Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2017 BMW X3 is listed at £20,600 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 49,147 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £21,471 based on 38 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £6,304/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2017
Make BMW
Model X3
Body Style SUV
Colour Black
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 49,147 miles
Engine 3L
All Features & Equipment (119)
20in Alloy Wheels - Light M Double-Spoke Style 310M £995Active Security Package £550Advanced Parking Package £575Concierge Service £240Enhanced Bluetooth Telephone Preparation with USB Audio Interface and Voice Control £430Enhanced Bluetooth Telephone Preparation with Wireless Charging £395Exterior Mirrors - Electrically Folding with Anti Dazzle £300Head-Up Display £895Headlight Wash £230High-Beam Assistant £125Innovation Package £2,495Lane Change Warning System £440LED Fog Lights - Front £180Reversing Assist Camera £330Speed Limit Display £250Visibility Package £1,105Xenon Headlights £610Total value of factory fitted extras £10,145Top speed152 mph0 to 605.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)465Engine power (BHP)309Extra Urban (mpg)51.4Urban (mpg)42.2Combined (mpg)47.1Cylinders - bore (mm)84TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears8Cylinders - stroke (mm)90CC2,993Cylinders6CO2 (g/km)157Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - Automatic - Dual ZoneAmbient LightingArmrest - Front with Storage CompartmentArmrest - Rear CentreAutomatically Dimming Rear View MirrorCourtesy Lights - Front and Rear with Soft On-Off DimmingCup Holders - Centre Console with Roll CoverDoor Sill Finishers - M DesignationEmbellishers for Instrument Panel - Black High-GlossFloor Mats - VelourFootwell Lights - FrontGlove Compartment - IlluminatedGrab Handles with Coat Hooks - RearHead Restraints - Front and RearHeadlining - AnthraciteInterior Trim - Brushed AluminiumLuggage Compartment - Illuminated with Four Lashing Eyes in Boot FloorLuggage Compartment - Removable CoverRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationReading Lights - Front and RearSeat Heating for Driver and Front PassengerSeats - 60-40 Split Folding RearSport Seats - FrontStart-Stop Button with Keyless OperationSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentSteering Wheel - M Leather Multifunction with Gearshift PaddlesStorage Pockets in both Front DoorsStorage Trays in Centre ConsoleSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity Mirrors and Ticket HolderTailgate Operation - AutomaticTwo Tone Horn19in Alloy Wheels - Light M Double-Spoke Style 622MDoor Handles - Body ColourElectric Windows - Front and Rear with Open-Close Fingertip Control - Anti-Trap Facility and Comfort Closing FunctionExhaust - Dual with Chrome FinisherExterior Mirrors in Body ColourExterior Trim - High-Gloss ShadowlineHeated Windscreen Washer JetsIndicator Lenses - ClearKidney Grille - Chrome with Satin Aluminium Vertical SlatsLocking Wheel BoltsM Aerodynamic BodystylingM Sport PackageModel DesignationRoof Rails - High-Gloss ShadowlineRun Flat TyresHeight1678mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4657mmWheelbase2810mmWidth1881mmWidth 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 weight1860 kgAirbagsAlarm System - Thatcham 1 with Remote Control and Engine ImmobiliserAnti Roll Bars - Front and RearBrake Force DisplayCentral Locking for Doors Boot and Fuel Flap Activated via Remote Key or Cabin SwitchChild Locking System - Rear DoorsChild Seat ISOFIX Attachment - RearCruise Control with Brake FunctionDSC - Dynamic Stability Control - Stabilises the Vehicle in Extreme Situations - Controls TractionDeformation Zones - Front and RearDrive Performance Control - ECO PRO - Comfort - Sport - Sport PlusElectro Mechanical Parking BrakeFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleHDC - Hill Descent ControlIncorrect Fuelling Protection SystemInstrument Binnacle with Speedometer - Tachometer - Fuel Level and ConsumptionOBC - On Board ComputerPDC - Park Distance Control - Front and RearPerformance ControlSeat Belts - Front Inertia Reel with Pyrotechnical Belt Latch Tensioner and Belt Force LimiterSeat Belts - Rear - Three with Inertia ReelSide Impact ProtectionTPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring SystemiDrive Controller on Centre Console with 6.5in Colour DisplayxDrive Status Display
At MarketListed at £20,600 vs market average of £21,471 (-4%)
Market Low
£11,995
Market Average
£21,471
Market High
£34,995
Comparables
38 listings

Based on 38 comparable BMW X3 listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£2,655/year
Mileage Impact
Steep Depreciation
£1,824/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Very Steep Depreciation
£6,304/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £17,951 (+£2,649)
Mileage-predicted: £23,486 (£-2,886)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-4,479/yr | 10k mi/yr £-6,304/yr | 15k mi/yr £-8,128/yr

Based on 178 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
29 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
119 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
£20,600
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
29 photos
5/5
Key selling points
119 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 X3 3.0 35d M Sport Suv 5dr Diesel Auto Xdrive
4/4
Meta description
2017 BMW X3 M Sport, Automatic, In Black. SERVICE ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 78 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
9516 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