2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN — £13,499 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 20 April 2026 | Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
£13,499
64,297 miles | Petrol | Manual | SUV
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
-16%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN is listed at £13,499 by Empressive Motor Co Ltd in Dowlais. It has 64,297 miles on the clock. At 16% below the market average of £16,093, this looks competitively priced based on 105 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,314/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model TIGUAN
Body Style SUV
Colour White
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 64,297 miles
Engine 1.4L
All Features & Equipment (110)
Top speed118 mph0 to 6010.5 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)148Engine power (BHP)123Extra Urban (mpg)53.3Urban (mpg)37.7Combined (mpg)46.3Cylinders - bore (mm)76TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC1,395Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)137Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAutomatic Dimming Rear View MirrorCarpet Mats - Front and RearClimate Control - 3Zone Electronic Air Conditioning with Automatic Air RecirculationCup Holders - Front x2Drivers and Front Passengers Under Seat DrawerDrivers and Passengers Safety Optimised Head RestraintsFolding Table on Back of Front SeatsFront Centre Armrest with Storage Compartment - Longitudinal and Height Adjustable and Two Rear Air VentsFront Comfort Seats with Height and Lumbar AdjustmentFront Footwell IlluminationFront Passengers Seat Folding BackrestFront Seat Back Storage PocketsGlovebox - CooledHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering WheelInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationInterior Light DelayLoad Lashing Points x4 in Luggage CompartmentLoad Through Provisions with Rear Centre Armrest and 2 Cup HoldersLuggage Compartment Cover - RemovableLuggage Compartment LightRain SensorReading Lights - Front x2Remote Tailgate Unlocking via Key FobSliding Rear Bench SeatSplit Folding Rear Seat Backrests 40-20-40Steering Wheel - Multifunction - Leather TrimmedStorage Compartment in Drivers and Front Passenger Door for 1.5 Litre BottleStorage Compartment in Rear DoorsStorage Compartment in Roof Console for SunglassesStorage Compartment with Soft Touch Opening Cover - DashboardStorage Compartments in Luggage Area - Left and RightThree Rear Head RestraintsTitan Silver Decorative Inserts in Dash and Door PanelsVanity Mirrors - IlluminatedVariable Boot FloorWindscreen Wipers with Intermittent Wipe and 4 Position Delay18 Degree Angle of Approach18in Alloy Wheels - PatagoniaBlack Grained Lower Door Protectors with Chrome InsertBody Coloured Bumpers and Door HandlesBody-Coloured Door Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsChrome Side Window SurroundsChrome Trim on Radiator Grille - Upper and LowerChrome Trimmed Front Air Intake StripElectric Windows - Front and RearElectrically Foldable Door MirrorsHeated Rear WindowRear Tinted Glass - B Pillar Backwards - Approx 65 Percent TintedRoof Rails - Silver AnodisedSpare Wheel - Space Saver SteelHeight1654mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4486mmWheelbase2677mmWidth1839mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1490 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemActive BonnetAdaptive Cruise ControlAirbagsAlarm with Interior Protection with Deactivation via Infotainment SystemAutomatic Hazard Light Activation Under Heavy BrakingDriver Alert SystemElectronic Engine ImmobiliserElectronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold FunctionESC - Electronic Stability ControlFront Assist with Pedestrian Monitoring Detection and City Emergency BrakingHeight-Adjustable Front Three-Point Seat Belts with TensionersIsofix Child Seat Preparation - Easy-Fit - For 2 Outer Rear SeatsLane AssistLED Rear Number Plate LightsMultifunction ComputerParking Sensors - Front and RearPre-Crash Preventive Occupant ProtectionRear Wash Wipe with Intermittent WipeRemote Central Locking with 2 Remote Folding KeysRigid Safety Cell with Front and Rear Crumple ZonesThree Rear 3-Point Seat BeltsTwo-Tone HornTyre Pressure Loss IndicatorWarning Sound and Light for Doors and Tailgate if OpenWarning Sound and Light for Unfastened Seat Belts - FrontWarning TriangleXDS Electronic Differential Lock for Improved Traction and Handling
Below MarketListed at £13,499 vs market average of £16,093 (-16%)
Market Low
£8,695
Market Average
£16,093
Market High
£24,611
Comparables
105 listings

Based on 105 comparable VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£893/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£710/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,314/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,375 (£-1,876)
Mileage-predicted: £15,972 (£-2,473)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,603/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,314/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,024/yr

Based on 333 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

82
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
22 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
110 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
£13,499
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
22 photos
5/5
Key selling points
110 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
Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 TSI SE Suv 5dr Petrol Manual
4/4
Meta description
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Se, Manual, In White.....
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
92% of 50 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?
18/25Good
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
Generic div/span markup — harder for AI to parse
1/4
Content depth
10658 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

Empressive Motor Co Ltd

Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2SR