2020 BMW 1 SERIES — £16,499 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 29 April 2026 | Berkeley, Gloucestershire
£16,499
36,000 miles | Diesel | Automatic
Listing Quality
89/100
Good
vs Market Average
+2%
Fair Price
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
89 /100

This 2020 BMW 1 SERIES is listed at £16,499 by Alisons Automotive Group in Berkeley. It has 36,000 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £16,147 based on 88 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,499/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2020
Make BMW
Model 1 SERIES
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 36,000 miles
Engine 1.5L
Seats 5
CO2 124 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £272.87/mo
Power 114 BHP
Torque 162 lbs/ft
Top Speed 124 mph
0-60 mph 10.1s
Cylinders 3
Gears 7
Combined MPG 60.1 mpg
Length 4319mm
Width 2081mm
Height 1434mm
Wheelbase 2670mm
Kerb Weight 1385 kg
All Features & Equipment (82)
Top speed124 mph0 to 6010.1 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)162Engine power (BHP)114Combined (mpg)60.1Cylinders - bore (mm)84TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)90CC1,496Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)124Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning Automatic with Two-Zone ControlArmrest - Front - Folding with Storage CompartmentAutomatically Dimming Rear View MirrorBMW Live Cockpit PlusCentral Locking Switch - Doors - Fuel Filler Cap - Luggage CompartmentContrast Stitching - Instrument PanelCupholders - Two Front Centre ConsoleDoor Sill Finishers in Black Plastic with Inserted M Designation in Metallic Look - Front OnlyExtended LightingExtended StorageFloor Mats in Anthracite Velour with Contrasting Colour Seam to Match Contrast Stitching on Instrument panelFront Windscreen Wipers with Integrated Washer JetsGlove Box with LightGrab Handles - Integrated in Roof Linings - FourHeadlining - AnthraciteIlluminated Boston Interior TrimInterior LightingLuggage Compartment PackageM Sport Steering WheelModel Designation on TailgateMultifunction Controls for Steering WheelPersonal ProfileRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationRear Fog LightRear Seat Backrest with Manual 60-40 Split Folding with 3 Top Tether Clips Integrated on Rear of Seat PanelsRear Seat Headrests - ThreeSeat Heating for Driver and Front PassengerSide Armrests - Front and Rear Integrated into Door TrimSport Seats - FrontStart-Stop Button - Illuminated in Centre Console with Keyless Engine Start and Auto Start-Stop Deactivation ButtonSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentStorage FeaturesSun Visors with Vanity Mirrors and Insert TabTwin HornsWelcome Light18in Alloy Wheels - Double-Spoke Style 819MBMW Mobility Tyre Sealing SystemDirection Indicator Side Lights Integrated in Exterior MirrorsElectric Windows - Front and Rear with Open-Close Fingertip Control - Trap Release and Child Lock FunctionExhaust Tailpipe - Chrome - Single Round 90mm - LeftExterior Mirrors - Electrically Folding with Anti DazzleExterior Parts in Body ColourExterior Trim - High Gloss ShadowlineHeat Protection Glazing with Green TintKidney Grille - Chrome Frame with Satin Aluminium StrutsLocking Wheel BoltsM Logo Designation Chrome - SideM Sport Aerodynamic PackageM Sport PackageReversing Light in Rear Light ClustersTyres - Reduced Rolling ResistanceHeight1434mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4319mmWheelbase2670mmWidth2081mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Fuel tank capacity42 litresGross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1385 kg
At MarketListed at £16,499 vs market average of £16,147 (+2%)
Market Low
£8,495
Market Average
£16,147
Market High
£24,945
Comparables
88 listings

Based on 88 comparable BMW 1 SERIES listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,252/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£624/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,499/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,093 (+£1,406)
Mileage-predicted: £15,761 (+£738)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,876/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,499/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,123/yr

Based on 355 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

89
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?
22/25Good
Photos
11 photos
8/10
Features & key selling points
82 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
19 specs provided (incl. 12 extended)
6/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£16,499
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£272.87/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
11 photos
5/5
Key selling points
82 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
19 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
BMW 1 Series 1.5 116d M Sport Hatchback 5dr Diesel
4/4
Meta description
2020 BMW 1 Series M Sport, Automatic, In Grey. LOW...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
94% of 18 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
7751 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

Alisons Automotive Group

Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9ET