2012 KIA RIO — £2,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Preston
£2,500
73,883 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
90/100
Good
vs Market Average
-60%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
90 /100

This 2012 KIA RIO is listed at £2,500 by KIRKHAM PART EXCHANGE CENTRE LTD in Preston. It has 73,883 miles on the clock. At 60% below the market average of £6,278, this looks competitively priced based on 6 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,283/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2012
Make KIA
Model RIO
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Black
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 73,883 miles
Engine 1.4L
Seats 5
CO2 128 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £73.75/mo
Power 107 BHP
Torque 137 lbs/ft
Top Speed 114 mph
0-60 mph 11.1s
Cylinders 4
Gears 6
Combined MPG 51.4 mpg
Urban MPG 39.2 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 62.8 mpg
Length 4045mm
Width 1720mm
Height 1455mm
Wheelbase 2570mm
All Features & Equipment (103)
Top speed114 mph0 to 6011.1 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)137Engine power (BHP)107Extra Urban (mpg)62.8Urban (mpg)39.2Combined (mpg)51.4Cylinders - bore (mm)77TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinder layoutInlineCylinders - stroke (mm)75CC1,396Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)128Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant12V Power Socket3 x Passenger Assist Grips4-Speaker System60-40 Split Folding 2nd Row SeatsAir ConditioningAll-Round Height Adjustable HeadrestsBluetooth with Music StreamingCentre Cabin LightCentre Console CupholdersCoat Hooks - RearDash Illumination Dimmer Switch - RheostatDay and Night Rear-View MirrorDrivers Seat Height AdjusterEnhanced Sound System - ArkamysFaux Leather Door Centre TrimFront Centre Console Sliding ArmrestFront Seatback PocketsFront and Rear Door Map Pockets with Bottle HolderGlovebox - CooledGlovebox with IlluminationInside Handle Over RideLeather Trimmed Gear ShiftLeather Trimmed Steering WheelLuggage Area LightLuggage Compartment - Load CoverRDS Radio with CD and MP3Soft-Touch Dashboard InsertSteering Wheel Mounted Audio ControlsTilt and Telescopic Steering Wheel AdjustmentUSB and AUX Ports16in Alloy WheelsBlack Bezel HeadlightsBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Door MirrorsBody Coloured Exterior Door HandlesElectric Windows - Front and RearElectric Windows - Front and Rear with Auto Up-Down FunctionElectrically Adjustable and Heated Door MirrorsElectrically Folding Door MirrorsHeated Rear WindowIntegrated Indicator Lights LED in Door MirrorsLocking Wheel NutsRadiator Grille - Black Mesh with Chrome SurroundTinted GlassTyre Repair KitABS - Anti Lock Braking SystemAirbags - CurtainAirbags - DriverAirbags - PassengerAirbags - SideAlarm SystemBAS - Brake Assist SystemChild Safety Rear Door LocksEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionESC - Electronic Stability ControlEmergency Stop Signalling - ESSEngine ImmobiliserExternal Temperature DisplayFront Passenger Airbag Cut Off SwitchGear Shift IndicatorHill-Start Assist Control - HACISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingRemote Central Locking with Tailgate and Folding KeySeatbelt Reminder WarningSide Impact Protection SystemSpeed Sensing Auto Door LockingTachometerTrip ComputerVSM - Vehicle Stability ManagementHeight1455mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4045mmWheelbase2570mmWidth1720mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Fuel tank capacity43 litresGross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkg
Below MarketListed at £2,500 vs market average of £6,278 (-60%)
Market Low
£3,990
Market Average
£6,278
Market High
£13,000
Comparables
6 listings

Based on 6 comparable KIA RIO listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£1,843/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£220/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,283/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,740 (£-5,240)
Mileage-predicted: £6,108 (£-3,608)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,063/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,283/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,503/yr

Based on 51 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

90
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
18 photos
8/10
Features & key selling points
103 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
21 specs provided (incl. 13 extended)
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£2,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£73.75/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
18 photos
5/5
Key selling points
103 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
21 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Kia Rio 1.4 2 Hatchback 5dr Petrol Manual Euro 5 (
4/4
Meta description
2012 Kia Rio 2, Manual, In Black. 12 MONTHS MOT IN...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
91% of 34 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
8343 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

KIRKHAM PART EXCHANGE CENTRE LTD

Preston PR4 2RE