2019 BMW 3 SERIES — £22,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 25 April 2026 | Bishop's Stortford
£22,500
42,922 miles | Hybrid Electric | Automatic | Saloon
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
-4%
Fair Price
Value Retention
25/100
Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2019 BMW 3 SERIES is listed at £22,500 by The Car Group UK in Bishop's Stortford. It has 42,922 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £23,507 based on 93 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £3,962/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2019
Make BMW
Model 3 SERIES
Body Style Saloon
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Hybrid Electric
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 42,922 miles
Engine 2L
All Features & Equipment (115)
Top speed142 mph0 to 605.9 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)310Engine torque (RPM)420Engine power (BHP)288Engine power (RPM)6,500Engine torque (NM)1,350Engine power (KW)215Combined (mpg)8.8CamshaftDOHCTransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears8Cylinder layoutIN-LINECC1,998Cylinders4Noise Level dB(A)3,750CO2 (g/km)37Standard Euro emissionsEURO 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantDAB tuner12V power socket in front storage compartment2 front cupholder in centre console with clamping elements and matt black inlay3 rear seats with non folding headrests with 3 point seat belts3 spoke M leather steering wheel4 pieces lashing eyelets in luggage compartment40:20:40 split folding rear bench seatAmbient lightingAnthracite headliningArmrest integrated in front and rear door trim + front centre console armrestCentred top Luggage compartment lightsFour grab handles integrated in roof liningFront and rear door pocketsFront and rear velour floor matsFront head restraintsFront sport seatsHeated driver and front passenger seatsHeight adjustable mechanically and infinitely variable steering columnIlluminated glove compartment with separate small compartmentInterior lighting - front centre over interior mirror with soft light, rear centre and front and rear footwell lightingRear centre armrest with 2 cupholdersRear centre console with storage compartment and ventilation grilleSteering column length adjustment leverSunvisors with vanity mirrors and ticket pocketThree zone automatic air conditioningThrough loading system with 40/20/40 split folding rear seatToolkit located in luggage compartmentAcoustic glazingActive airstream chrome frame kidney grille with 8 high gloss black vertical slatsAutomatic headlight beam throw control with load dependent regulating reaction, dynamic compensation of braking dive and acceleration squatBlack roof mouldingsBody coloured - fuel filler flap, front and rear bumpers, door handles and mirror caps with integrated turn indicator + bottom segment in matt blackDynamic brake lightsExtended LED headlightsExterior mirrors - electrically folding with anti-dazzleFront and rear bumper system with replaceable deformation elementsFront and rear electric windows with open and close fingertip control, anti trap facility and comfort closingFront black door sill finishers with BMW designationGreen tinted heat protection glazingHigh gloss shadow line exterior trimInterior rear view electrochromatic mirror with automatic anti dazzle functionLED front fog lightsLeft and right split exhaust tailpipesLightweight engineeringM aerodynamic body stylingM designation on left and right front side panelsM designation side badgesMatt black exterior B pillarModel designation on right side of tailgateRain sensor with automatic headlight activationShark fin antennaTwo part LED tailights in L-shape with components in smoked glass, brake light, LED turn indicator and rear fog lightVisible VIN plateWelcome lights in interior and door handle areaWindscreen wipers with integrated washing jetsReduced rolling resistance tyresHeight1444mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4709mmWheelbase2851mmWidth1827mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up)375 litresLuggage capacity (seats down)Not Available litresNumber of seats5Fuel tank capacity40 litresGross vehicle weight kgMax loading weight525kgMax towing weight (braked)Not AvailablekgMax towing weight (unbraked)Not AvailablekgTurning circle (kerb to kerb)11.4 metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight2265 kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresActive guard plusAttentiveness assistAuto start-stopBMW Live Cockpit Professional sat nav system including 10.25" high resolution display and Intelligent Voice AssistantBMW Online servicesBMW TeleservicesBrake pad wear indicator in front and rearCheck Control warning system for monitoring of lights and door/luggage compartment open warningCondition based serviceiDrive controller on centre consoleInstrument cluster with speedometer with mph readout, tachometer, fuel gauge and oil temperature gaugeOil sensor for level and gradeOn board computer - average speed+fuel consumption, service interval, clock/date, odometer/trip meter, outside temperature display and ice warningOptimum shift indicatorPersonal ProfileVariable sport steeringAlarm system (Thatcham 1) with remote control and electronic engine immobiliserCentral locking switch for all doors, fuel filler cap and luggage compartmentRemote control with integrated key one button open/close vehicle and windows, sole opening of the luggage compartment lid and panic modeSelectable automatic lock when driving awayStart/stop button with Comfort Go keyless engine start and auto Start/stop deactivation buttonVehicle key with M specific designation
At MarketListed at £22,500 vs market average of £23,507 (-4%)
Market Low
£12,750
Market Average
£23,507
Market High
£39,124
Comparables
93 listings

Based on 93 comparable BMW 3 SERIES listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£2,093/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£934/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Steep Depreciation
£3,962/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £18,876 (+£3,624)
Mileage-predicted: £22,859 (£-359)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-3,027/yr | 10k mi/yr £-3,962/yr | 15k mi/yr £-4,896/yr

Based on 429 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
23 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
115 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
£22,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
23 photos
5/5
Key selling points
115 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
2019 BMW 3 Series 2.0 330e M Sport Phev 4D 289 BHP
4/4
Meta description
2019 BMW 3 Series 330e M Sport Phev, Automatic, In...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
98% of 48 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
7780 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

The Car Group UK

Bishop's Stortford CM22 7BA