2018 BMW 3 SERIES — £14,650 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 24 April 2026 | Portadown, Craigavon
£14,650
82,704 miles | Diesel | Automatic | Estate
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
-2%
Fair Price
Value Retention
25/100
Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2018 BMW 3 SERIES is listed at £14,650 by Ratcliffe Car Sales Ltd in Portadown. It has 82,704 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £14,922 based on 131 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £3,274/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make BMW
Model 3 SERIES
Body Style Estate
Colour Black
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 82,704 miles
Engine 2L
All Features & Equipment (121)
Advanced Parking Package £895Black Sapphire £665PDC - Park Distance Control - Front and Rear £420Reversing Assist Camera £330Seat Heating for Driver and Front Passenger £350Sun Protection Glazing £320Total value of factory fitted extras £2,980Top speed140 mph0 to 607.5 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)295Engine power (BHP)187Combined (mpg)45.6Cylinders - bore (mm)84TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears8Cylinders - stroke (mm)90CC1,995Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)133NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - Automatic with Two-Zone ControlAmbient Lighting - Switchable BMW Classic Orange - Cold White - LEDArmrest - Front - Folding with Storage CompartmentArmrest - Rear Centre with Two CupholdersAutomatically Dimming Rear View MirrorBottle Holders Integrated into Door Trim Storage CompartmentsCentral Locking Switch - Doors - Fuel Filler Cap - Luggage CompartmentCup Holders - Two in Front with Sliding LidDoor Sill Finishers - M Designation - FrontExtended LightingFloor Mats - VelourGlove Box Opener with Chrome SpiderGrab Handles - Integrated in Roof Lining x4Handbrake and Gear Knob - LeatherHeadlining - AnthraciteInterior LightingInterior Trim - Aluminium Hexagon with Estoril Blue Matt FinisherLashing Eyes in Luggage Compartment x4Luggage Compartment - LightLuggage Compartment StorageM Sport Instrument ClusterNon Smokers PackagePersonal ProfileRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationRear Seat Headrests - ThreeSide Armrests - Front and Rear Integrated into Door TrimSplit Folding Rear SeatSport Seats - FrontStart-Stop Button with Comfort Go Keyless Engine Start and Auto Start-Stop Deactivation ButtonSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentSteering Wheel - M Sport Leather MultifunctionStorage Compartment in Rear Centre Console - Front and Rear Door Trims and Under Luggage CompartmentSun Visors with Vanity Mirrors and Ticket HolderTailgate Operation - AutomaticTool Kit Located in Luggage CompartmentTwin HornsWelcome Lighting - LEDWindscreen Wipers - Two-Speed with Adjustable Intervals18in Alloy Wheels - Light M Star Spoke - 400MDirection Indicator - Side Repeaters - Integrated in Exterior MirrorsDirection Indicator Lenses - ClearElectric Windows - Front and RearExhaust Tailpipe - Dual Round - Left with Chrome FinisherExterior Mirrors - Heated - Electrically AdjustableExterior Parts in Body ColourExterior Trim - High-Gloss ShadowlineHeat Protection Glazing with Green TintHeated Windscreen Washer JetsKidney Grille - Chrome with Extra Wide Black - High Gloss Vertical SlatsM Aerodynamic BodystylingM Sport PackageModel DesignationRun Flat TyresSide Exterior M Designation BadgesTailgate Window - Independently OpeningTyres - Reduced Rolling ResistanceHeight1462mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4633mmWheelbase2810mmWidth1811mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1580 kgAirbagsAlarm System - Thatcham 1 with Remote Control and Electronic Engine ImmobiliserBattery Safety Cut OffBrake Pad Wear Indicator - Front and RearBumper System Front and Rear - Replaceable Deformation Elements for Impacts Up to 9mphChild Proof Locking System - Rear DoorsChild Seat ISOFIX Attachment - RearCondition Based ServiceCrash SensorCruise Control with Brake FunctionDrive Performance ControlDSC - Dynamic Stability Control PlusDynamic Brake LightsFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleiDrive Controller - 8 Favourite ButtonsIncorrect Fuelling Protection SystemOBC - On-Board ComputerOil Sensor For Level and Grade - Warning by Check Control SystemOptimum Shift IndicatorPDC - Park Distance Control - RearRemote Control Including Integrated Key - 2Remote Control with Integrated Key with Insert in BlueSeat Belt Security Check for DriverSide Impact ProtectionThree-Point Seat Belts - All SeatsTPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVisible VIN
At MarketListed at £14,650 vs market average of £14,922 (-2%)
Market Low
£6,999
Market Average
£14,922
Market High
£32,995
Comparables
131 listings

Based on 131 comparable BMW 3 SERIES listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£2,096/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£589/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Steep Depreciation
£3,274/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £16,571 (£-1,921)
Mileage-predicted: £15,001 (£-351)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,685/yr | 10k mi/yr £-3,274/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,864/yr

Based on 429 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

82
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
22 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
121 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
£14,650
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
22 photos
5/5
Key selling points
121 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 3 Series 2.0 320d M Sport Touring 5dr Diesel A
4/4
Meta description
2018 BMW 3 Series M Sport, Automatic, In Black.....
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 46 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?
18/25Good
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
Generic div/span markup — harder for AI to parse
1/4
Content depth
10529 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

Ratcliffe Car Sales Ltd

Portadown, Craigavon BT62 3SB