2016 Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS — £19,200 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£19,200
79,880 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Estate
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
+41%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS is listed at £19,200 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 79,880 miles on the clock. At 41% above the market average of £13,612, this is priced on the higher side compared to 96 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,617/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model C-CLASS
Body Style Estate
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 79,880 miles
Engine 3L
All Features & Equipment (101)
Top speed155 mph0 to 604.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)384Engine power (BHP)362Extra Urban (mpg)43.5Urban (mpg)26.2Combined (mpg)34.9Cylinders - bore (mm)88TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears9Cylinders - stroke (mm)82CC2,996Cylinders6CO2 (g/km)185Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAutomatically Dimming Rear View Mirror and Drivers Door MirrorBrushed Stainless Steel Sports Pedals with Rubber StudsEasy-Pack Automatic Powered TailgateFloor Mats - Black with AMG Lettering and Red EdgingFront Centre Armrest with Stowage CompartmentFront Door Sill Panels with AMG LetteringFront Seats - Electrical Height and Backrest Adjustment and Four-Way Lumbar AdjustmentGearshift Paddle on Steering WheelHeated Front SeatsIlluminated Glove CompartmentInterior Lighting PackageLoad Compartment CoverPremium Plus PackageRain Sensing Windscreen WipersRemote Boot ReleaseSeat Belts - RedSeat Comfort PackageSeats - Rear Split Folding 40-20-40Seats - Sports with Optimised Lateral SupportSteering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - Multi-Function with Audio and Onboard Settings ControlSteering Wheel - Multifunction Sports in Black Nappa Leather with Flattened Bottom SectionStowage - Double Cup Holder in Centre ConsoleStowage PackageSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity MirrorsTHERMATIC - Automatic Climate Control - Two-ZoneTrim - High-Gloss Black with Aluminium Door Trims18in Alloy Wheels - AMG 5-Spoke Design - Bi-ColourAMG BodystylingAMG Boot Lid Spoiler in Body ColourAMG Sports Exhaust SystemBITURBO 4MATIC Lettering on Front WingsElectric Windows - 4 - With One-Touch Opening and Closing - including Obstruction SensorsHeated Windscreen Washer SystemMirror PackagePerforated Front Brake Discs and Brake Calipers with AMG LetteringRadiator Grille - Diamond Grille with Integrated Star - Chrome PinsRoof Rails - ChromeTIREFIT with Tyre Inflation CompressorTinted Glass All Round - GreenTop Surround of Side Windows in Matt BlackTwo Tailpipe Trim Elements in Twin-Tailpipe Design Integrated into Rear BumperHeight1440mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4717mmWheelbase2840mmWidth2020mmWidth 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 weight1735 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemATTENTION AssistActive Bonnet - Pedestrian Safety which Detects an Impact and Raises BonnetActive Parking Assist including PARKTRONICAdaptive Brake LampsAdaptive Brake with Hold Function - Hill Start Assist - Brake DryingAirbags - Dual Stage - Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - Front SidebagsAirbags - PelvisbagAlarm System with Immobiliser and Interior ProtectionAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorCentral Locking with Interior Switch - Automatic Locking and Crash Sensor with Emergency Opening FunctionChildproof Locks - Manually Operated for Rear Doors and Electrically Operated for Rear Power WindowsCollision Prevention Assist PlusDrivers KneebagDynamic Select with a Choice of Driving Modes - Comfort - ECO - Sport - Sport Plus - IndividualESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectric Parking BrakeElectronic Key - Chrome SurroundFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleFuel ComputerISOFIX Child Seat Attachment Points with Top Tether in RearOutside Temperature DisplayReversing CameraSPEEDTRONIC Cruise Control and Variable Speed LimiterService Indicator ASSYSTStatus Display for Rear Seat Belts in Instrument ClusterTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemWindowbags for Driver-Front Passenger and Rear Passengers
Above MarketListed at £19,200 vs market average of £13,612 (+41%)
Market Low
£6,494
Market Average
£13,612
Market High
£23,985
Comparables
96 listings

Based on 96 comparable Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,299/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£659/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,617/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,457 (+£3,743)
Mileage-predicted: £14,037 (+£5,163)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,958/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,617/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,276/yr

Based on 344 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
50 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
101 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
£19,200
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
50 photos
5/5
Key selling points
101 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
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 3.0 C43 V6 Amg (premium Plus
4/4
Meta description
2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Amg, Automatic, In Grey...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
97% of 120 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
9235 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