2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — £12,250 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 29 April 2026 | Staines
£12,250
41,000 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
91/100
Good
vs Market Average
-17%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
91 /100

This 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF is listed at £12,250 by MSB Motor Company in Staines. It has 41,000 miles on the clock. At 17% below the market average of £14,737, this looks competitively priced based on 120 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,889/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model GOLF
Body Style Hatchback
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 41,000 miles
Engine 1.4L
Seats 5
CO2 116 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £251.53/mo
Power 123 BHP
Torque 148 lbs/ft
Top Speed 127 mph
0-60 mph 9.1s
Cylinders 4
Gears 7
Combined MPG 56.5 mpg
Urban MPG 46.3 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 65.7 mpg
Length 4255mm
Width 2027mm
Height 1452mm
Wheelbase 2637mm
Kerb Weight 1249 kg
Highlights
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All Features & Equipment (68)
TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENTPLEASE CONTACT US PRIOR TO RESERVING THIS VEHICLE ONLINE. Thank You.Top speed127 mph0 to 609.1 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)148Engine power (BHP)123Extra Urban (mpg)65.7Urban (mpg)46.3Combined (mpg)56.5Cylinders - bore (mm)76TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC1,395Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)116NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - ManualChrome-Plated Light Switch SurroundConvenience PackCup Holders - Front x2Driver Profile SelectionDust and Pollen FilterFirst-Aid Kit and Warning Triangle - Holder OnlyFront Seat Back Storage PocketsInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationLoad Lashing Points x4 in Luggage CompartmentLoad-Through ProvisionLuggage Compartment LightLuggage Compartment Storage Area on RightReflectors in DoorsSplit Folding Rear Backrests 60-40Storage - Cover for Area in Roof ConsoleStorage Compartment in Front DoorsStorage Compartment in Rear DoorsStorage Compartment in Roof ConsoleThree Rear Head RestraintsUnder Seat Drawers - Front PassengerWindscreen Wipers with Intermittent Wipe and 4 Position DelayWinter Pack16in Alloy Wheels - DoverBlack Front Air Intake and Radiator Grille with Chrome Trimmed InsertsBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Door HandlesBody-Coloured Door Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsExhaust Tailpipes - TwinHeated Rear WindscreenMirror PackRear Diffuser - BlackHeight1452mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4255mmWheelbase2637mmWidth2027mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Fuel tank capacity50 litresGross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1249 kg
Below MarketListed at £12,250 vs market average of £14,737 (-17%)
Market Low
£3,185
Market Average
£14,737
Market High
£24,700
Comparables
120 listings

Based on 120 comparable VOLKSWAGEN GOLF listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£788/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£551/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,889/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £12,369 (£-119)
Mileage-predicted: £16,538 (£-4,288)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,338/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,889/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,440/yr

Based on 742 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

91
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?
24/25Good
Photos
48 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
68 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
21 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
6/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£12,250
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£251.53/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
48 photos
5/5
Key selling points
68 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
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Bluemotion Tech Match Edit
4/4
Meta description
2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, Automatic SAT ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
97% of 63 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
9905 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

MSB Motor Company

Staines TW18 1SX