2018 VOLVO V40 1.5 T2 R-Design Pro Hatchback 5dr Petrol Auto Euro 6 (s/s) (122 ps) — £13,000 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 25 April 2026 | Ebbw Vale
£13,000
32,000 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
49/100
Average
vs Market Average
+9%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
49 /100

This 2018 VOLVO V40 1.5 T2 R-Design Pro Hatchback 5dr Petrol Auto Euro 6 (s/s) (122 ps) is listed at £13,000 by Bob Davies Car Sales THE CAR ISLAND in Ebbw Vale. It has 32,000 miles on the clock. At 9% above the market average of £11,979, this is priced on the higher side compared to 17 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,664/year in value. The listing quality is average — it could benefit from more photos or detailed specifications.

Year 2018
Make VOLVO
Model V40
Trim 1.5 T2 R-Design Pro Hatchback 5dr Petrol Auto Euro 6 (s/s) (122 ps)
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 32,000 miles
Engine 1.5L
Seats 5
CO2 129 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Yes
Monthly Payment £235.15/mo
All Features & Equipment (22)
Osmium Grey £550Winter Pack- Heated Seats £500Total value of factory fitted extras £1,050ECC - Electronic Climate Control including Pollen FilterRain Sensor - Automatic Windscreen Wiper Activation18in Alloy Wheels - Ixion IV - Diamond Cut-Matt BlackRoof SpoilerR-Design Twin Exhaust PipesR-Design Front GrilleR-Design Lower Front Nose and Rear DiffuserCruise ControlRear Park AssistIDIS - Intelligent Driver Information SystemISOFIX Attachment - Outer Rear SeatsHill Start AssistDSTC - Dynamic Stability and Traction Control including Advanced Stability Control and Torque VectoringCity SafetyKey Integrated Remote Control Central Locking including Fuel Flap with Deadlocking System and Auto Open-Close Power WindowsMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgMax roof loadkg
Above MarketListed at £13,000 vs market average of £11,979 (+9%)
Market Low
£7,995
Market Average
£11,979
Market High
£15,700
Comparables
17 listings

Based on 17 comparable VOLVO V40 listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£313/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£675/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,664/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £11,596 (+£1,404)
Mileage-predicted: £11,720 (+£1,280)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-988/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,664/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,339/yr

Based on 97 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

49
Overall Listing Quality
Average — some areas could be improved.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
24/25Good
Photos
56 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
22 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
8 specs provided
6/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£13,000
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£235.15/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
56 photos
5/5
Key selling points
22 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
8 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Page HTML not captured — scores are estimated
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
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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Bob Davies Car Sales THE CAR ISLAND

Ebbw Vale NP23 5SD