2018 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — £8,800 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 5 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£8,800
73,950 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
77/100
Good
vs Market Average
-5%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
77 /100

This 2018 VOLKSWAGEN POLO is listed at £8,800 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 73,950 miles on the clock. At 5% below the market average of £9,219, this looks competitively priced based on 92 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,449/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model POLO
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 73,950 miles
Engine 1L
All Features & Equipment (96)
White Silver £565Total value of factory fitted extras £565Top speed102 mph0 to 6015.5 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)70Engine power (BHP)64Extra Urban (mpg)68.9Urban (mpg)47.1Combined (mpg)58.9Cylinders - bore (mm)74TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC999Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)110Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - ManualBag Hooks in the Luggage Compartment x2Carpet Mats - Front and Rear with Contrast StitchingCentre Console with Open Storage CompartmentChrome Effect Handbrake Grip ButtonCup Holders - Front x2 and 12v Socket with CoverDoor Sill Protectors with beats LogoDrivers and Front Passengers Safety Optimised Head RestraintsDrivers and Front Passengers Sun Visors with Illuminated Vanity MirrorsDust and Pollen FilterFront Seat Back Storage PocketsFront Sports Seats with Height Adjustment and beats Logo on Rear Seat BackrestFront Windscreen Washers and Wipers with 4 Speeds including Interval DelayGear Lever Gaiter in Black Trim SurroundGloveboxHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering WheelInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationInterior Lighting with Delayed Switch OffLeatherette Door PanelsLuggage Compartment Cover - RemovableLuggage Compartment LightManually Dimmable Interior Rear-View MirrorPremium USB CableReading Lights - Front x2 and Rear x2Speedo and Rev Counter - Electronic Odometer - Trip - Service Interval Display - Digital Clock and Fuel GaugeSplit Folding Rear Backrests 60-40Storage Compartment Under Front SeatsStorage Compartment in Front and Rear DoorsThree Rear Head RestraintsTool Kit and JackVelvet Red Trim in Dash and Centre Console16in Alloy Wheels - Torsby Black Diamond TurnedBlack Door Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsBlack Radiator Grille with Chrome TrimBlack Radiator Grille with Chrome Trimmed LouvresBody Coloured Bumpers and Side SillsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - Front and RearHeated Rear Windscreen - Automatically Switches OffTyre Mobility KitUnique beats Badging on B-pillarUnique beats Decals on Bonnet and RoofHeight1461mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4053mmWheelbase2551mmWidth1964mmWidth 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 weight1030 kg3 Rear Three-Point Seat Belts with Tensioners on Outer SeatsABS - Anti-Lock Braking System with HBA - Hydraulic Brake AssistAlarm with Interior Protection with Deactivation via Infotainment SystemAutomatic Post-Collision Braking SystemCurtain Airbag System for Front and Rear Passengers including Side Airbags in the FrontDriver Alert SystemDrivers and Front Passengers Airbags with Front Passenger Airbag Deactivation SwitchESC - Electronic Stability ControlElectronic Engine ImmobiliserFront Assist - Radar Sensor Controlled Distance Monitoring System - City Emergency Braking System and Predictive Pedestrian ProtectionHeight-Adjustable Front Three-Point Seat Belts with TensionersHill Hold ControlISOFIX Child Seat PreparationLicense Plate with LED IlluminationMultifunction Computer PlusRear Windscreen Washer and Wiper with Interval Delay - Reverse ActivatedRemote Central Locking with 2 Remote Folding KeysTwo-Tone HornTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemWarning Buzzer and Light for Front and Rear Seat Belts if Unfastened
Below MarketListed at £8,800 vs market average of £9,219 (-5%)
Market Low
£5,695
Market Average
£9,219
Market High
£20,898
Comparables
92 listings

Based on 92 comparable VOLKSWAGEN POLO listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£741/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£354/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,449/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £10,610 (£-1,810)
Mileage-predicted: £8,928 (£-128)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,095/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,449/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,802/yr

Based on 389 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
96 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
£8,800
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
8 photos
3/5
Key selling points
96 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
Volkswagen Polo 1.0 Beats Hatchback 5dr Petrol Man
4/4
Meta description
2018 Volkswagen Polo Beats, Manual, In Silver. SER...
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
9162 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