2018 Mercedes-Benz CITAN — £7,544 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 3 May 2026 | Bank Hill St, Oldham
£7,544
74,000 miles | Diesel | Manual | Panel Van
Listing Quality
83/100
Good
vs Market Average
-13%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
83 /100

This 2018 Mercedes-Benz CITAN is listed at £7,544 by THE VAN SALES COMPANY in Bank Hill St. It has 74,000 miles on the clock. At 13% below the market average of £8,636, this looks competitively priced based on 5 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,237/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model CITAN
Body Style Panel Van
Colour White
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 74,000 miles
All Features & Equipment (66)
Top speed99 mphEngine torque (lbs/ft)147Engine torque (RPM)200Engine power (BHP)90Engine power (RPM)4,000Engine torque (NM)1,750Engine power (KW)67Extra Urban (mpg)67.3Urban (mpg)60.1Combined (mpg)65.7TransmissionManualNumber of gears5CC1,461Cylinders4Noise Level dB(A)3,000CO2 (g/km)112Standard Euro emissionsEURO 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneNon CompliantAir Drying for Windscreen and Side WindowsDoors - Sliding Side Load Door on Left SideFill-Width BulkheadInterior Light on D-Pillar with Switch-3 SettingsLoad Securing Rings in Load CompartmentLockable Glove CompartmentPollen FilterStowage Compartment Between Front SeatsStowage Compartments in the Front DoorsSun Protection in Windscreen Behind Interior MirrorSun Visor with Pockets on Driver and Front Passenger SideSynthetic Floor Covering for Passenger and Load CompartmentTwin Rear Doors - 180 Degree Opening Without Window15in WheelsAspherically Curved Mirror Glass - Exterior MirrorsDoor Mirrors - Heated and Electrically AdjustableFront Power Windows with Convenience Feature on Drivers SideTinted Glass All RoundHeight1816mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4321mmWheelbase2697mmWidth1829mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up)Not Available litresLuggage capacity (seats down)Not Available litresNumber of seats2Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weight660kgMax towing weight (braked)1050kgMax towing weight (unbraked)660kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb)10.7 metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1950 kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemAdaptive ESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeAirbag - DriverAutomatically Activated Hazard Warning Lights During Emergency BrakingCentral LockingCruise ControlEBV - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionHill Start AssistHydraulic Brake AssistSeat Belt Warning Light and Buzzer for Drivers SeatSeat belts - Front Height Adjustable with Two Stage Belt Force LimitersTemperature Sensor incorporated into Exterior MirrorsTrip Computer
Below MarketListed at £7,544 vs market average of £8,636 (-13%)
Market Low
£5,990
Market Average
£8,636
Market High
£11,000
Comparables
5 listings

Based on 5 comparable Mercedes-Benz CITAN listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£124/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£557/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,237/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,010 (+£534)
Mileage-predicted: £8,084 (£-540)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-681/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,237/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,794/yr

Based on 19 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

83
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?
22/25Good
Photos
91 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
66 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
5 specs provided
4/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
19/25Good
Clear pricing
£7,544
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
91 photos
5/5
Key selling points
66 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
5 specs provided
2/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Mercedes-Benz Citan 1.5 109 CDI Blueefficiency 90
4/4
Meta description
2018 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 CDI Blueefficiency, M...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 193 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
8900 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

THE VAN SALES COMPANY

Bank Hill St, Oldham OL4 1HR