2018 KIA PICANTO — £8,800 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 15 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£8,800
38,403 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
77/100
Good
vs Market Average
+8%
Above Market
Value Retention
80/100
Holding Value
Our Verdict
77 /100

This 2018 KIA PICANTO is listed at £8,800 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 38,403 miles on the clock. At 8% above the market average of £8,156, this is priced on the higher side compared to 24 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £458/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make KIA
Model PICANTO
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 38,403 miles
Engine 1.2L
All Features & Equipment (99)
Top speed107 mph0 to 6011.6 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)90Engine power (BHP)83Combined (mpg)47.9Cylinders - bore (mm)71TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)79CC1,248Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)106Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant1 x Coat Hooks - Rear3 x Passenger Assist Grips60-40 Split Folding 2nd Row SeatsAll-Round Height Adjustable HeadrestsAutomatic Air ConditioningBlack and Red Accents - Front Door ArmrestCentre Console CupholdersCentre Console with Storage Box and Sliding ArmrestDriver and Front Passenger Sunvisors with Vanity Mirror - Illuminated Drivers SideDrivers Seat Height AdjustmentDual Height Luggage FloorFront Cabin LightFront Passenger Seatback PocketGloveboxHeated Front SeatsHeated Steering WheelHigh Gloss Lower Centre Fascia Trim - Door Armrest and Air VentsLeather Trimmed Steering Wheel with Leather Trimmed GearshiftLuggage Area LightLuggage Area Parcel ShelfLuggage Net and HooksSatin Chrome Interior Door HandlesSliding and Reclining Front SeatsSpeed Variable Front WipersStainless Steel PedalsSteering Wheel Mounted Audio ControlsTilt Steering Wheel Adjustment16in Alloy WheelsBlack Radiator Grille with Chrome SurroundBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Mirrors and Chrome Exterior HandlesBody Coloured Side Sill MouldingsChrome Side Window TrimElectric SunroofElectrically Folding-Adjustable and Heated Door Mirrors with LED Indicator LightsFront and Rear Electric Windows with Drivers Auto Up-Down FunctionHeated Rear WindowLocking Wheel NutsRear Fog LightSports Front and Rear Bumpers with Twin ExhaustTMK - Tyre Mobility KitTinted GlassHeight1485mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3595mmWheelbase2400mmWidth1595mmWidth 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 weight939 kgABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution - EBD and Brake Assist System - BASAdvanced Driving Assistance Pack - ADAPAll-Round 3-Point SeatbeltsAnti-Theft Alarm SystemChild Safety Rear Door LocksCruise Control with Speed LimiterESC - Electronic Stability ControlEmergency Stop Signalling - ESSEngine ImmobiliserExternal Temperature DisplayFront Passenger Airbag Cut Off SwitchFront Seatbelt Height AdjustersFront Seatbelt Pre-Tensioners and Load LimitersHill-Start Assist Control - HACISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingRear Parking SensorsRear Wiper-WasherReversing Camera System with Dynamic GuidelinesSeatbelt Reminder WarningSide Impact Protection SystemSmart Key with Engine Start-Stop ButtonTachometerTrip ComputerTwin Curtain AirbagsTwin Front AirbagsTwin Side Airbags - FrontTyre Pressure Monitoring System - TPMSVisible Vehicle Identification Number - VIN
Above MarketListed at £8,800 vs market average of £8,156 (+8%)
Market Low
£4,690
Market Average
£8,156
Market High
£11,000
Comparables
24 listings

Based on 24 comparable KIA PICANTO listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£292/year
Mileage Impact
Holding Value
£83/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Holding Value
£458/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,605 (+£1,195)
Mileage-predicted: £8,229 (+£571)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-375/yr | 10k mi/yr £-458/yr | 15k mi/yr £-541/yr

Based on 98 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
99 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
£8,800
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
8 photos
3/5
Key selling points
99 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
Kia Picanto 1.25 Gt-Line S Hatchback 5dr Petrol Ma
4/4
Meta description
2018 Kia Picanto Gt-Line S, Manual, In Blue. SERVI...
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
9064 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