2018 KIA CARENS — £10,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 30 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£10,500
47,891 miles | Diesel | Manual | MPV
Listing Quality
77/100
Good
vs Market Average
+14%
Above Market
Value Retention
90/100
Slight Appreciation
Our Verdict
77 /100

This 2018 KIA CARENS is listed at £10,500 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 47,891 miles on the clock. At 14% above the market average of £9,248, this is priced on the higher side compared to 2 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is gaining approximately £528/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make KIA
Model CARENS
Body Style MPV
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 47,891 miles
Engine 1.7L
All Features & Equipment (126)
Top speed120 mph0 to 6010.0 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)251Engine power (BHP)139Extra Urban (mpg)67.3Urban (mpg)55.4Combined (mpg)62.8Cylinders - bore (mm)77TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)90CC1,685Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)118Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant10-Way Drivers Power Adjustable Seat2nd Row Seatback Cupholders2nd Row Sunblinds2nd Row Underfloor Storage3 x Passenger Assist Grips3rd Row CupholdersAero-Blade Type Front WipersAll-Round Height Adjustable HeadrestsAmbient Light - Front FootwellAutomatic Defog SystemCentre Cabin LightCentre Console CupholdersCentre Console Storage BoxCoat Hooks - RearConversation MirrorDash Illumination Dimmer Switch - RheostatDashboard - High Gloss Grille PatternDual Automatic Air Conditioning with IoniserFaux Leather Door Centre TrimFaux Leather Trimmed Door ArmrestsFront Cabin Map LightFront Centre Console ArmrestFront Seatback Fold Up TraysFront Seatback PocketsFront Wiper De-IcerFront and Rear Door StorageGlovebox - CooledHeated Front SeatsHeated Steering WheelIgnition Keyhole IlluminationLeather Trimmed Steering WheelLeather and Chrome Trimmed GearshiftLuggage Barrier NetLuggage Compartment - Load CoverLuggage Compartment - Portable Light LEDLuggage Net HooksMetallic Finish Interior Door HandlesRain Sensing Front WipersRear Air VentilationSeats - 2nd Row - Sliding and RecliningSeats - 30-30-30 Split Flat Folding 2nd RowSeats - 50-50 Split Flat Folding 3rd RowSeats - Folding Front PassengerSteering Wheel Mounted Audio ControlsSunvisors with Vanity Mirrors and Ticket Holder on Drivers SideTilt and Telescopic Steering Wheel AdjustmentVanity Mirror Illumination17in Alloy WheelsAll-Round Electric Windows with Drivers Auto Up-Down FunctionBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Door MirrorsChrome Front Grille Surround with Black High Gloss MeshChrome Window and Tailgate TrimDoor Handles - ChromeDrivers Wide View Door MirrorEcoDynamics BadgeElectrically Folding Door MirrorsGrab-Type Exterior Door HandlesHeated Rear WindowLocking Wheel NutsRear SpoilerRoof RailsTemporary Spare WheelTinted GlassHeight1605mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4525mmWheelbase2750mmWidth1805mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats7Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1591 kgABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution - EBD and Brake Assist System - BASAdvanced Anti-Theft System including Immobiliser and AlarmAll-Round 3-Point SeatbeltsChild Safety Rear Door LocksCruise Control with Speed LimiterDual HornESC - Electronic Stability ControlEmergency Stop Signalling - ESSExternal Temperature - Door Open - Clock and Date DisplayFlex SteerFront Passenger Airbag Cut Off SwitchFront Seatbelt Height AdjustersGear Shift IndicatorHill-Start Assist Control - HACISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingInterior Door Lock-Unlock FunctionRear Parking SensorsRear Wiper-WasherRemote Central Locking with Folding KeyReversing Camera SystemSeatbelt Reminder WarningSkid Plates - Front and Rear - SilverSpeed Sensing Auto Door LockingTrip ComputerTwin Curtain AirbagsTwin Front AirbagsTwin Side Airbags - FrontTyre Pressure Monitoring System - TPMSWasher Fluid Warning
Above MarketListed at £10,500 vs market average of £9,248 (+14%)
Market Low
£8,795
Market Average
£9,248
Market High
£9,700
Comparables
2 listings

Based on 2 comparable KIA CARENS listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£52/year
Mileage Impact
Slight Appreciation
£238/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slight Appreciation
£528/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £8,152 (+£2,348)
Mileage-predicted: £9,531 (+£969)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £290/yr | 10k mi/yr £528/yr | 15k mi/yr £766/yr

Based on 7 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

77
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?
18/25Good
Photos
8 photos
5/10
Features & key selling points
126 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
6 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
17/25Average
Clear pricing
£10,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
8 photos
3/5
Key selling points
126 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
Kia Carens 1.7 CRDI 3 MPV 5dr Diesel Manual Euro 6
4/4
Meta description
2018 Kia Carens 3, Manual, In Silver. SERVICE HIST...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
89% of 36 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
9229 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