2012 VAUXHALL CORSA — £1,995 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 29 April 2026 | Tooting Bec, London
£1,995
98,000 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
92/100
Good
vs Market Average
-43%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
92 /100

This 2012 VAUXHALL CORSA is listed at £1,995 by Balham Cars London Ltd in Tooting Bec. It has 98,000 miles on the clock. At 43% below the market average of £3,501, this looks competitively priced based on 30 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £501/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2012
Make VAUXHALL
Model CORSA
Body Style Hatchback
Colour White
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 98,000 miles
Engine 1.2L
Seats 5
CO2 129 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £40.11/mo
Power 84 BHP
Torque 85 lbs/ft
Top Speed 107 mph
0-60 mph 13.9s
Cylinders 4
Gears 5
Combined MPG 55.4 mpg
Urban MPG 44.1 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 65.7 mpg
Length 3999mm
Width 1944mm
Height 1488mm
Wheelbase 2511mm
Highlights
MOT 01/11/2026SERVICE HISTORYAIR/CONLEATHER STEERING WHEEL/GEARCRUISECUP HOLDERSAUX PLUGALLOYSVERY GOOD SERVICE HISTORYGOOD FIRST CARCHEAP RUN ABOUT
All Features & Equipment (128)
MOT 01/11/2026SERVICE HISTORYAIR/CONLEATHER STEERING WHEEL/GEARCRUISECUP HOLDERSAUX PLUGALLOYSVERY GOOD SERVICE HISTORYGOOD FIRST CARCHEAP RUN ABOUTTop speed107 mph0 to 6013.9 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)85Engine power (BHP)84Extra Urban (mpg)65.7Urban (mpg)44.1Combined (mpg)55.4Cylinders - bore (mm)73TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)73CC1,229Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)129NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant60-40 Split-Folding Rear Seat BackAdjustable Rear Seat BackrestAir Blend Heater with Four Speed Fan and Illuminated ControlsAir ConditioningAnti-Submarining Ramps in SeatsChrome Effect Gear Knob TrimChrome Effect Handbrake ButtonChrome Effect Trim on Instrument SurroundsDrinks Holder - Centre ConsoleDrinks Holder - Rear for BottlesEasy-Entry Front Seats with MemoryElectrochromatic Rear View MirrorFront Map Reading LightsFront Seat Back Map PocketsFront Seat Back Map Pockets - DriversGlovebox with LidHeight Adjustable Front and Outer Rear Seats Head RestraintsIlluminated Luggage AreaInstrument Panel Light DimmerInstruments - SportsInterior Courtesy Light Operated By Door SwitchesInterior Odour Reducing Activated Charcoal FilterInterior Pollen FilterLoad Restraint Lashing EyesLuggage Compartment - CoverPiano Black Centre Console and Steering Wheel InlaysPlus PackReclining Front SeatsSeats - Drivers Height AdjustmentSeats - One Piece Folding RearSide Window Demist Vents and Four Adjustable Heating and Ventilation OutputsSports-Style Front SeatsSteering Column - Adjustable for Reach and RakeSteering Wheel - Leather Covered SportsSteering Wheel - Mounted Controls For AudioSunvisors - Twin Passengers with Vanity Mirror with CoverWelcome Lighting16in Alloy WheelsBody-Colour Door HandlesChrome-Effect Exhaust Tailpipe ExtensionDark Style HeadlightsDark Style Tail LightsDark Tinted WindowsDoor Handles - Exterior - Chrome EffectDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable-HeatedElectric Windows - Front with One Touch FacilityEmergency Tyre Inflation KitHeated Rear WindowLaminated WindscreenTinted GlassABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemAdaptive Brake LightsAdjustable Speed Limit Audible WarningAirbags - Deactivation Switch For Front PassengersAirbags - Front Passenger Dual StageAirbags - Front Seat Side-ImpactCBC - Cornering Brake ControlChild Proof Locks on Rear DoorsCruise ControlDrag Torque ControlDriver and Passenger Seatbelt Force LimitersDrivers Dual-Stage AirbagDrivers Seatbelt Unfastened Audible WarningEBA - Emergency Brake AssistEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionElectronic Engine Deadlock ImmobiliserElectronic Theft Protection For Audio EquipmentElectronically Controlled Fuel GaugeFolding KeyFront Anti-Roll BarFull Length Curtain AirbagsGearshift Indication LightISOFIX For Outer Rear SeatsKey Left in Ignition Audible WarningLight Bulb Failure Warning LightMulti-Function Trip ComputerPedal Release SystemProtection PackPyrotechnic Front Lap Belt Pretensioner SystemReinforced Passenger Safety CellRemote Control Central Locking with Security DeadlocksSide Impact Protection BeamsStraight Line Stability ControlThree Inertia-Reel Lap and Diagonal Rear SeatbeltsTrip OdometerHeight1488mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3999mmWheelbase2511mmWidth1944mmWidth 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 loadkg
Below MarketListed at £1,995 vs market average of £3,501 (-43%)
Market Low
£1,999
Market Average
£3,501
Market High
£5,495
Comparables
30 listings

Based on 30 comparable VAUXHALL CORSA listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£498/year
Mileage Impact
Holding Value
£2/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£501/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £3,936 (£-1,941)
Mileage-predicted: £4,856 (£-2,861)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-500/yr | 10k mi/yr £-501/yr | 15k mi/yr £-503/yr

Based on 527 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

92
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?
25/25Good
Photos
29 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
139 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
21 specs provided (incl. 13 extended)
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£1,995
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£40.11/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
29 photos
5/5
Key selling points
139 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
21 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i Ecoflex 16v SXI Hatchback 3dr
4/4
Meta description
2012 Vauxhall Corsa SXI, Manual, In White. MOT 01/...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 43 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
7198 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

Balham Cars London Ltd

Tooting Bec, London SW17 7AA