2018 BMW 3 SERIES — £11,800 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 24 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£11,800
64,143 miles | Diesel | Automatic | Saloon
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-33%
Below Market
Value Retention
10/100
Very Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2018 BMW 3 SERIES is listed at £11,800 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 64,143 miles on the clock. At 33% below the market average of £17,682, this looks competitively priced based on 131 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £5,278/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make BMW
Model 3 SERIES
Body Style Saloon
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 64,143 miles
Engine 2L
All Features & Equipment (122)
Armrest - Front with Sliding Adjustment £45Dakota Leather - Black with Black Interior £1,295Extended Storage £155Glacier Silver £665Interior Comfort Package £590PDC - Park Distance Control - Front and Rear £420Seat Heating for Driver and Front Passenger £350Steering Wheel - Heated £170Sun Protection Glazing £320Total value of factory fitted extras £4,010Top speed143 mph0 to 607.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)295Engine power (BHP)187Extra Urban (mpg)64.2Urban (mpg)53.3Combined (mpg)47.9Cylinders - bore (mm)84TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears8Cylinders - stroke (mm)90CC1,995Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)124Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - Automatic with Two-Zone ControlAir Conditioning and Radio Control Panel with Chrome HighlightAmbient 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 - Neutral BMW Designation - FrontExtended LightingFloor Mats - VelourGlove Box Opener with Chrome SpiderGrab Handles - Integrated in Roof Lining x4Handbrake and Gear Knob - LeatherInterior LightingInterior Trim - High-Gloss Black with Coral Red Matt FinisherLashing Eyes in Luggage Compartment x4Luggage Compartment - LightNon Smokers PackagePersonal ProfileRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationRear Seat Headrests - ThreeSide Armrests - Front and Rear Integrated into Door TrimSplit Folding Rear SeatSport Instrument Cluster with Red Highlight and Chrono ScaleSport Multi-Function Leather Steering Wheel - Three SpokeSport Seats - FrontStart-Stop Button with Comfort Go Keyless Engine Start and Auto Start-Stop Deactivation ButtonSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentStorage Compartment in Rear Centre Console - Front and Rear Door Trims and Under Luggage CompartmentSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity Mirrors and Ticket PocketTool Kit Located in Luggage CompartmentTrim Designation DeletionTwin HornsWelcome Lighting - LEDWindscreen Wipers - Two-Speed with Adjustable Intervals17in Alloy Wheels - Light Double Spoke - 392Bumper - Rear with Black High Gloss FinisherDirection Indicator - Side Repeaters - Integrated in Exterior MirrorsDirection Indicator Lenses - ClearElectric Windows - Front and RearExhaust Tailpipes - Dark Chrome - Dual - Round - LeftExterior B Pillar - High Gloss BlackExterior Mirrors - Heated - Electrically AdjustableExterior Parts in Body ColourExterior Trim - Matt BlackFront Air Inlet with High-Gloss Black FinisherHeat Protection Glazing with Green TintHeated Windscreen Washer JetsKidney Grille - Chrome with Extra Wide Black - High Gloss Vertical SlatsModel DesignationRun Flat TyresSide Air Inlets - Highlighter in Black-AluminiumTyres - Reduced Rolling ResistanceHeight1441mmHeight 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 weight1510 kgAirbagsAlarm System - Thatcham 1 with Remote Control and Electronic 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 SensorCruise Control with Brake FunctionDSC - Dynamic Stability Control PlusDrive Performance ControlDynamic Brake LightsFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleIncorrect Fuelling Protection SystemOBC - On-Board ComputerOil Sensor For Level and Grade - Warning by Check Control SystemOptimum Shift IndicatorPDC - Park Distance Control - RearRemote Control Including Integrated Key - 2Remote Control with Integrated Key with Insert in RedSeat Belt Security Check for DriverSide Impact ProtectionTPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring SystemThree-Point Seat Belts - All SeatsVisible VINiDrive Controller - 8 Favourite Buttons
Below MarketListed at £11,800 vs market average of £17,682 (-33%)
Market Low
£4,810
Market Average
£17,682
Market High
£48,000
Comparables
131 listings

Based on 131 comparable BMW 3 SERIES listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£2,096/year
Mileage Impact
Steep Depreciation
£1,591/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Very Steep Depreciation
£5,278/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £16,571 (£-4,771)
Mileage-predicted: £17,470 (£-5,670)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-3,687/yr | 10k mi/yr £-5,278/yr | 15k mi/yr £-6,869/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
30 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
£11,800
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
30 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 2.0 320d Sport Saloon 4dr Diesel Auto
4/4
Meta description
2018 BMW 3 Series Sport, Automatic, In Silver. SER...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 80 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
9604 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