2016 Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS — £12,700 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£12,700
71,200 miles | Diesel | Automatic | Coupe
Listing Quality
77/100
Good
vs Market Average
-14%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
77 /100

This 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS is listed at £12,700 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 71,200 miles on the clock. At 14% below the market average of £14,850, this looks competitively priced based on 109 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,829/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model C-CLASS
Body Style Coupe
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 71,200 miles
Engine 2.1L
All Features & Equipment (96)
Top speed145 mph0 to 607.5 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)295Engine power (BHP)168Extra Urban (mpg)70.6Urban (mpg)56.5Combined (mpg)67.3Cylinders - bore (mm)83TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears9Cylinders - stroke (mm)99CC2,143Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)109Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantCentre Armrest - Front with StowageDoor Sill Panels - Mercedes-Benz LetteringFloor Mats - Black with AMG LetteringFront Seats - Electrical Height and Back AdjustmentGearshift Paddle on Steering WheelHeated Front SeatsIlluminated Glove CompartmentInterior Lighting PackageRain-Sensing Windscreen WipersRemote Boot ReleaseSeat Belts - BlackSeat Comfort PackageSeats - Rear Split Folding 40-20-40Sports Pedals - Stainless Steel with Rubber StudsSports Seats with Integrated Head RestraintsSteering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke Multi-Function AMG in Leather with Flattened Bottom Section - Chrome Inserts and Perforated Leather in Grip AreaSteering Wheel - Multi-Function with Audio and Onboard Settings ControlStowage - Double Cup Holder in Centre ConsoleStowage PackageSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity MirrorsTHERMATIC - Automatic Climate Control - Two-ZoneTrim - Black Ash Wood with Aluminium Door Trims18in Alloy Wheels - AMG 5 Spoke Design - Painted Titanium GreyAMG BodystylingDoor Mirrors - Heated and Electrically AdjustableExhaust System - Visible Twin-Pipe Integrated into Rear BumperFront Electric Windows with One-Touch Opening and Closing including Obstruction SensorsHeated Windscreen Washer SystemMirror PackagePerforated Front Brake Discs and Brake Calipers with Mercedes-Benz LetteringRadiator Grille - Diamond Grille with Integrated Star - Chrome PinsTIREFIT with Tyre Inflation CompressorTinted Glass All Round - GreenTop Surround of Side Windows in Polished AluminiumHeight1405mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4686mmWheelbase2840mmWidth2016mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats4Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1615 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 - PelvisbagAnti-Theft Protection PackageAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorAutomatic Seat-Belt Presenter for Driver and Front PassengerCentral Locking with Interior Switch - Automatic Locking and Crash Sensor with Emergency Opening FunctionCollision 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
Below MarketListed at £12,700 vs market average of £14,850 (-14%)
Market Low
£6,494
Market Average
£14,850
Market High
£27,500
Comparables
109 listings

Based on 109 comparable Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,299/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£765/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,829/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,457 (£-2,757)
Mileage-predicted: £14,786 (£-2,086)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,064/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,829/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,594/yr

Based on 344 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
£12,700
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
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2.1 C220d Amg Line Coupe 2dr
4/4
Meta description
2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Amg Line, Automatic, In...
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
9155 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