2018 VAUXHALL ADAM — £8,995 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 1 May 2026 | Ivybridge
£8,995
14,000 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
+17%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2018 VAUXHALL ADAM is listed at £8,995 by GKS of Ivybridge in Ivybridge. It has 14,000 miles on the clock. At 17% above the market average of £7,694, this is priced on the higher side compared to 4 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,527/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make VAUXHALL
Model ADAM
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 14,000 miles
Engine 1.4L
All Features & Equipment (121)
Top speed115 mph0 to 6011.5 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)96Engine power (BHP)99Extra Urban (mpg)60.1Urban (mpg)37.7Combined (mpg)49.6Cylinders - bore (mm)73TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)83CC1,398Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)125NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantLet it Blue £655Total value of factory fitted extras £655Air Blend HeaterAir Recirculation with Activation LightAnti-Submarining Ramps in Front SeatsChrome Effect Interior Door HandlesColour Keyed Fleece Velour CarpetDrinks Holder - x2 Rear Centre ConsoleDrinks Holder in Front Centre Console with Adjustable Restraining StrapDriver Seat Height AdjusterElectronic Climate Control Incorporating Air Conditioning with Six-speed FanFront Assist HandlesFront Door PocketsFully Carpeted and Illuminated Luggage AreaHeight Adjustable Front and Rear Seat Head RestraintsInstrument Panel Light DimmerInstruments - Black with Chrome EdgingInterior Courtesy Light Operated By Door SwitchesInterior Pollen FilterLeather-Covered Steering WheelLuggage Area CoverMap Pockets on Front Seat BacksSeats - 50-50 Split Rear BackSeats - Drivers and Passengers Reach and Rake AdjustmentSteering Column - Adjustable for Reach and RakeSteering Wheel - Mounted Controls For AudioSunvisors - Twin Incorporating Drivers Vanity Mirror with CoverTwin Gas Assisted Tailgate StrutsWelcome Lighting17in Alloy Wheels - Hurricane - ManoogianBlack B-PillarsBlack Jack Roof Colour PackBody-Colour Door HandlesChrome Effect Door Sill CoversChrome Effect Front Upper Side Window MouldingsDark Tinted Rear WindowsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable-HeatedElectric Windows - Front with Safety Autoreverse and One Touch FacilityHeated Rear Window with Automatic Timed Cut-OffLaminated WindscreenLocking Wheel NutsPlastic Lower Front Bumper StiffenerTinted GlassHeight1484mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3698mmWheelbase2311mmWidth1966mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats4Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1135 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemAdaptive Brake LightsAirbag - DriversAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Front Seat Side-ImpactCBC - Cornering Brake ControlCentral Facia DisplayCity Mode Button - Provides Lighter Steering at Parking SpeedsCollapsible Windscreen Wiper SystemCruise Control with Speed LimiterDeactivation Switch For Front Passengers Front and Side Impact AirbagsDeformation Zones Front and RearDigital Clock with Automatic RDS Time AdjustmentDrivers and Front Passengers Internal Central Locking SwitchDrivers and Front Passengers Lap Belt Pretensioner SystemEBA - Emergency Brake AssistEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionElectronic Engine Deadlock ImmobiliserElectronic Odometer and Trip OdometerElectronic Theft Protection For Audio EquipmentEnergy Absorbing Steering ColumnESP - Electronic Stability Programme PlusFolding KeyFour Lap and Diagonal Inertia-Reel SeatbeltsFront Body Lock Diagonal Seatbelt Pretensioner SystemFront Seatbelt Force LimitersFull Size Curtain Airbags for Driver - Front Passenger and Outer Rear Seat PassengersHandbrake On - Low Brake Fluid Level - Low Fuel Level Warning LightsHSA - Hill Start AssistISOFIX Child Seat Restraint System for Outer Rear Seats Incorporating Top TetherKey Left in Ignition Audible WarningLow Density Foam Near Front Bumper CrossmemberMulti-Function Trip ComputerPedal Release SystemRear Window Wash-WipeReinforced Passenger Safety CellRemote Control Two-Stage Central DeadlockingRev CounterSeatbelt Unfastened Warning Light for Front and Rear SeatsService Interval MonitorSide Impact Protection BeamsStraight Line Stability ControlTraction ControlTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVIN - Visible Vehicle Identification Number
Above MarketListed at £8,995 vs market average of £7,694 (+17%)
Market Low
£6,450
Market Average
£7,694
Market High
£9,325
Comparables
4 listings

Based on 4 comparable VAUXHALL ADAM listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£275/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£626/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,527/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £6,520 (+£2,475)
Mileage-predicted: £8,295 (+£700)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-901/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,527/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,153/yr

Based on 62 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
45 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
121 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
£8,995
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
45 photos
5/5
Key selling points
121 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
Vauxhall Adam 1.4i Slam Hatchback 3dr Petrol Manua
4/4
Meta description
2018 Vauxhall Adam Slam, Manual, In Blue. ** FINAN...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 92 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
8176 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.

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About the Dealer

GKS of Ivybridge

Ivybridge PL21 0RU