2018 AUDI A3 — £14,700 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£14,700
48,850 miles | Petrol | Manual | Saloon
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
+1%
Fair Price
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2018 AUDI A3 is listed at £14,700 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 48,850 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £14,598 based on 96 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,253/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make AUDI
Model A3
Body Style Saloon
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 48,850 miles
Engine 1L
All Features & Equipment (73)
Top speed131 mph0 to 609.9 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)148Engine power (BHP)114Combined (mpg)48.7Cylinders - bore (mm)74TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)75CC999Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)117Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAluminium Interior ElementsAuto-Dimming Rear-View Mirror with Light and Rain SensorCloth Headlining in BlackDual-Zone Electronic Climate ControlFront Centre ArmrestFront and Rear Floor MatsIlluminated Door Sill Trims with S LogoInlays - Matt Brushed AluminiumLED Interior Light PackageLashing Points in Luggage CompartmentNon-Smoking PackagePedals - Brushed Stainless SteelSplit Folding Rear Seat Bench - 60-40 or FullySteering Wheel - 3-Spoke Leather-Multifunction-Flat BottomedStorage Compartments in the Door Side Trims-Centre Console-Under Drivers SeatStorage PackageTool Kit18in Alloy Wheels - 5-Arm Trapezoid Design Audi Sport - Gloss Anthracite Black - Diamond Cut FinishAnti Theft Locking Wheel BoltsBlack Styling PackageChrome-Plated Exhaust Tailpipe TrimDoor Mirrors - Black HousingDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and Heated with Integrated LED Side IndicatorsElectric Windows - FrontHeated Windscreen Washer JetsModel and Engine Technology Badges at RearS Line Badges on Front WingsS Line Design Body StylingSport Side Air Inlet Grille and Diffuser InsertTyre Repair KitHeight1416mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4458mmWheelbase2637mmWidth1960mmWidth 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 loadkgMinimum kerb weight1200 kg6-Airbag System with Knee Airbag for DriverAnti-Theft AlarmAudi Drive SelectColour Drivers Information System - DISCruise ControlESC - Electronic Stabilisation Control inc ABS - ASR and EDLElectromechanical Parking BrakeFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleHill Hold AssistISOFIX Child Seat Mounting and Top TetherRear Parking SensorsSeat Belt MonitoringTyre Pressure Warning Light
At MarketListed at £14,700 vs market average of £14,598 (+1%)
Market Low
£9,495
Market Average
£14,598
Market High
£23,267
Comparables
96 listings

Based on 96 comparable AUDI A3 listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£996/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£628/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,253/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £13,036 (+£1,664)
Mileage-predicted: £15,155 (£-455)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,624/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,253/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,881/yr

Based on 408 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
34 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
73 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
£14,700
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
34 photos
5/5
Key selling points
73 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
Audi A3 1.0 Tfsi 30 Black Edition Saloon 4dr Petro
4/4
Meta description
2018 Audi A3 Black Edition, Manual, In Grey. SERVI...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 88 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
8805 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