2018 BMW X3 — £24,100 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 22 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£24,100
36,255 miles | Petrol | Automatic | SUV
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-5%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2018 BMW X3 is listed at £24,100 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 36,255 miles on the clock. At 5% below the market average of £25,455, this looks competitively priced based on 38 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,548/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make BMW
Model X3
Body Style SUV
Colour Black
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 36,255 miles
Engine 2L
All Features & Equipment (126)
Carbon Black £670Exterior Mirrors - Electrically Folding with Anti Dazzle £300Interior Trim - Dark Oak Wood High Gloss with Highlight Trim Finisher Pearl Chrome £150Lumbar Support - Driver and Front Passenger £265Panoramic Glass Sunroof £1,190Parking Assistant Plus £500Premium Package £1,930Seat Adjustment - Front Electric with Driver Memory £945Sun Protection Glazing £320Visibility Package £495Total value of factory fitted extras £6,765Top speed134 mph0 to 608.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)153Engine power (BHP)181Extra Urban (mpg)43.5Urban (mpg)32.8Combined (mpg)30.1Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears8Cylinders - stroke (mm)95CC1,998Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)166Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - AutomaticAmbient LightingArmrest - Front with Storage CompartmentArmrest - Rear Centre with Two CupholdersBottle Holders Integrated into Door Trim Storage Compartments - Front - up to 1 litre - Rear - Up to 750mlCentral Locking Switch - Doors - Fuel Filler Cap - Luggage CompartmentCup Holders - Front - Two with Removable Oddments Tray-LidGear Knob - LeatherGrab Handles - Integrated in Roof Lining x4Headlining - AnthraciteInstrument ClusterInterior LightingInterior Rear-View Mirror with Automatic Anti-Dazzle FunctionInterior Trim - Aluminium Rhombicle with Highlight Trim Finishers Pearl ChromeLuggage Compartment - LightLuggage Compartment StoragePersonal ProfileRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationRear Seat Headrests - ThreeRear Seats - Slope AdjustableSeat Heating for Driver and Front PassengerSemi Digital Instrument ClusterSide Armrests - Front and Rear Integrated into Door TrimSport Seats - FrontStart-Stop Button with Comfort Go Keyless Engine Start and Auto Start-Stop Deactivation ButtonSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentSteering Wheel - Gearshift PaddlesSteering Wheel - M Sport Leather MultifunctionStorage Compartment - Rear Centre Console and Front-Rear Door TrimSun Visors with Vanity Mirrors and Ticket HolderTailgate Operation - AutomaticThrough-Loading SystemTool Kit Located in Luggage CompartmentTwin HornsWelcome LightWindscreen Wipers with Adjustable Intervals19in Alloy Wheels - Bi-Colour Ferric Grey M Light Double Spoke Style 698 M with Run-Flat TyresDirection Indicator - Side Repeaters - Integrated in Exterior MirrorsElectric Windows - Front and Rear with Open-Close Fingertip Control - Anti-Trap Facility and Comfort Closing FunctionExhaust Tailpipe - Chrome - Dual - Round - Split - Left and RightExterior B Pillar - BlackExterior Mirrors Electrically AdjustableExterior Parts in Body ColourExterior Trim - High-Gloss ShadowlineHeat Protection Glazing with Green TintHeated Windscreen Washer JetsKidney Grille - Chrome with Black High-Gloss Vertical SlatsM Aerodynamic BodystylingM Sport PackageModel DesignationRoof Rails - Shadowline High-Gloss BlackRun Flat TyresSide Exterior M Designation BadgesTyres - Reduced Rolling ResistanceHeight1676mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4708mmWheelbase2864mmWidth1891mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1715 kgAirbagsAlarm System - Thatcham 1 with Remote Control and Engine ImmobiliserAttentiveness AssistantBattery Safety Cut OffBrake Pad Wear Indicator - Front and RearBumper System Front and Rear - Replaceable Deformation Elements for Impacts Up to 9mphChild Locking System - Rear DoorsChild Seat ISOFIX Attachment - RearCondition Based ServiceCrash SensorCruise Control with Brake and Speed Limiting FunctionDSC - Dynamic Stability Control PlusDrive Performance Control with ECO PRO - Comfort and Sport ModesDynamic Brake LightsElectro Mechanical Parking BrakeFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleIncorrect Fuelling Protection SystemOBC - On Board ComputerOil Sensor For Level and Grade - Warning by Check Control SystemOptimum Shift IndicatorPDC - Park Distance Control - Front and RearParking AssistantPerformance ControlRemote Control Including Integrated Key - 2Reversing Assist CameraSeat Belt Security Check for Driver and Front PassengerSide Impact ProtectionTPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring SystemThree-Point Seat Belts - All SeatsVisible VINiDrive Controller - 8 Favourite Buttons
Below MarketListed at £24,100 vs market average of £25,455 (-5%)
Market Low
£16,490
Market Average
£25,455
Market High
£41,990
Comparables
38 listings

Based on 38 comparable BMW X3 listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£2,201/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£173/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,548/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £20,230 (+£3,870)
Mileage-predicted: £25,640 (£-1,540)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,374/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,548/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,721/yr

Based on 178 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

84
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
33 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
126 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
6 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
19/25Good
Clear pricing
£24,100
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
33 photos
5/5
Key selling points
126 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
BMW X3 2.0 20i M Sport Suv 5dr Petrol Auto Xdrive
4/4
Meta description
2018 BMW X3 M Sport, Automatic, In Black. SERVICE ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 86 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
9596 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