2018 VOLVO XC40 — £12,800 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£12,800
89,399 miles | Petrol | Manual | SUV
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-17%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2018 VOLVO XC40 is listed at £12,800 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 89,399 miles on the clock. At 17% below the market average of £15,449, this looks competitively priced based on 31 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,087/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make VOLVO
Model XC40
Body Style SUV
Colour Black
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 89,399 miles
Engine 1.5L
All Features & Equipment (98)
19in Alloy Wheels - 5 Spoke - Diamond Cut - Matt Black £525Onyx Black £575Total value of factory fitted extras £1,100Top speed124 mph0 to 609.0 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)195Engine power (BHP)154Combined (mpg)39.8Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)93CC1,477Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)146Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant2-Zone Electronic Climate Control with CleanZone Air Quality System with Pollen Filter and Cooled Glovebox3 Spoke Leather Steering Wheel with Chrome TrimA-Pillar Parking Ticket HolderAuto Dimming Rear View MirrorCentre Console Cupholders and StorageDrivers Side Lower Dashboard Credit Card Storage CompartmentFloor MatsFront Door Tread PlatesFront Footwell LightingFront Reading Lights - Theatre Lighting and Glovebox IlluminationGear Knob - LeatherGlovebox Bag HookHeight Adjustable Passenger Seat with Multi-Directional Lumbar SupportHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering ColumnHeight and Tilt Adjustable Driver Seat with Multi-Directional Lumbar SupportIlluminated Vanity Mirrors with Ticket HolderKeyless StartLuggage Compartment IlluminationRain Sensor - Automatic Windscreen Wiper ActivationRear Armrest with Storage and CupholdersSteering Wheel Remote Infotainment ControlsUnderfloor Cargo StorageUrban Grid Aluminium InlaysVersatile Split Folding Rear Seats - 60-4018in Alloy Wheels - 5 SpokeColour Co-ordinated Power Adjustable and Heated Door MirrorsDark Grey Front Grille with Chrome SurroundFront and Rear Power WindowsLocking Wheel NutsRoof Rails - Integrated SilverRoof SpoilerTyre Sealant Kit and CompressorHeight1632mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4425mmWheelbase2702mmWidth1873mmWidth 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 weight1497 kg12.3in Active TFT Crystal Drivers Information DisplayAdaptive Brake Lights including High Level LED Brake LightAnti-Theft Alarm including Immobiliser - Volume Sensor and Level SensorCity SafetyCruise ControlDrive Mode SettingsDriver Knee AirbagDual Stage Driver and Passenger AirbagsFirst Aid KitHigh Gloss Silver Front and Rear Skid PlateHill Descent ControlHill Start AssistIC - Inflatable Curtains - Full LengthISOFIX Attachment - Outer Rear SeatsKey Integrated Remote Control Central Locking including Fuel Flap with Deadlocking System and Auto Open-Close Power WindowsLane Keeping Aid with Driver Alert ControlMechanical Child Locks - Rear DoorsOncoming Lane MitigationPassenger Airbag Cut-Off SwitchPower Parking Brake with Auto Hold FunctionPrivate Locking for TailgateRear Park AssistRoad Sign Information DisplayRun-Off Road MitigationRun-Off Road ProtectionSIPS - Side Impact Protection SystemSIPS Airbags - Front SeatsSeatbelt Reminder and PretensionersStability and Traction ControlTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVehicle Deceleration ControlVisible VIN PlateVoice Activated Control for Key FunctionsWHIPS - Whiplash Protection System - Front SeatsWarning Triangle
Below MarketListed at £12,800 vs market average of £15,449 (-17%)
Market Low
£12,279
Market Average
£15,449
Market High
£18,380
Comparables
31 listings

Based on 31 comparable VOLVO XC40 listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£562/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£263/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,087/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £17,291 (£-4,491)
Mileage-predicted: £15,136 (£-2,336)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-824/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,087/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,350/yr

Based on 126 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
98 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
£12,800
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
29 photos
5/5
Key selling points
98 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
Volvo Xc40 1.5 T3 Momentum Suv 5dr Petrol Manual E
4/4
Meta description
2018 Volvo Xc40 Momentum, Manual, In Black. SERVIC...
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
9242 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