2014 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — £34,000 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 April 2026 | Wellington
£34,000
29,850 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
85/100
Good
vs Market Average
+212%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
85 /100

This 2014 VOLKSWAGEN POLO is listed at £34,000 by West Buckland Motors in Wellington. It has 29,850 miles on the clock. At 212% above the market average of £10,898, this is priced on the higher side compared to 21 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,851/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2014
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model POLO
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 29,850 miles
Engine 1.2L
Seats 5
CO2 128 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Power 69 BHP
Torque 83 lbs/ft
Top Speed 103 mph
0-60 mph 14.1s
Cylinders 3
Gears 5
Combined MPG 51.4 mpg
Urban MPG 38.7 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 62.8 mpg
Length 3970mm
Width 1901mm
Height 1462mm
Wheelbase 2470mm
Kerb Weight 1067 kg
All Features & Equipment (90)
Top speed103 mph0 to 6014.1 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)83Engine power (BHP)69Extra Urban (mpg)62.8Urban (mpg)38.7Combined (mpg)51.4Cylinders - bore (mm)76TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)87CC1,198Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)128NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - ManualAir Vent Surrounds - Matt ChromeCentre Console with Open Storage and 12V Socket with CoverCup Holders - Front x2Drivers Seat Height AdjustmentDust and Pollen FilterFront Seat Back Storage PocketsGloveboxGrab Handles - Front x2 Rear x2 with Coat HooksHead Restraints - Front Whiplash OptimisedHeating & Ventilation System with 4 Speed Fan and Air Recirculation SwitchHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering ColumnInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationInterior Lighting DelayLuggage Compartment - HooksLuggage Compartment Cover - RemovableLuggage Compartment LightMatt Chrome - Gear Lever Gaiter SurroundMatt Chrome - Handbrake Grip ButtonMatt Chrome - Internal Door HandlesReading Lights - Front x2 & Rear x1Split Folding Rear Backrests 60-40Storage Compartment LightStorage Compartment in Rear DoorsStorage Compartments in Front DoorsSun Visors - Vanity Mirrors and IlluminatedThree Rear Head RestraintsThree-Spoke Steering WheelVariable Boot Floor15in Alloy Wheels - CastilleBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Side SillsBody-Coloured Door Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - Front and RearFull Size Steel Spare WheelHeated Rear Windscreen - Automatically Switches OffLoad Lip Protective ShieldRadiator Grille - Gloss Black with Chrome Trimmed LouvreTinted Glass - Heat Insulating Rear 65 Percent Light Absorbing from B Pillar BackwardsABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemASR - Anti Slip RegulationAirbags - DriverAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Side Head and Thorax for Front PassengerAlarm with Interior ProtectionCentral Locking - Remote with 2 Remote KeysCruise ControlDifferential Lock - ElectronicESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectronic Engine ImmobiliserHBA - Hydraulic Brake AssistISOFIX Child Seat Preparation for 2 Rear SeatsMultifunction ComputerParking Sensors - RearSeatbelt ReminderTyre Pressure IndicatorHeight1462mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3970mmWheelbase2470mmWidth1901mmWidth 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 weight1067 kg
Above MarketListed at £34,000 vs market average of £10,898 (+212%)
Market Low
£6,726
Market Average
£10,898
Market High
£20,450
Comparables
21 listings

Based on 21 comparable VOLKSWAGEN POLO listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£587/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£632/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,851/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,960 (+£26,040)
Mileage-predicted: £13,690 (+£20,310)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,219/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,851/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,484/yr

Based on 389 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

85
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
31 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
90 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
22 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
21/25Good
Clear pricing
£34,000
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
31 photos
5/5
Key selling points
90 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
22 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Match Edition Hatchback 5dr Pe
4/4
Meta description
2014 Volkswagen Polo Match Edition, Manual, In Red...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
91% of 58 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?
17/25Average
Schema.org Vehicle markup
Vehicle/Car structured data found
6/6
Static HTML content
Some static content but may require JS for full data
2/5
Semantic HTML structure
Spec data in structured elements
3/4
Content depth
8876 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.

Independent review — we are not affiliated with the dealer.

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About the Dealer

West Buckland Motors

Wellington TA21 9LE