2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE — £17,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 4 May 2026 | South Kirkby, Pontefract
£17,500
78,963 miles | Diesel | Automatic | SUV
Listing Quality
80/100
Good
vs Market Average
-31%
Below Market
Value Retention
10/100
Very Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
80 /100

This 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE is listed at £17,500 by Appleyard Cars in South Kirkby. It has 78,963 miles on the clock. At 31% below the market average of £25,493, this looks competitively priced based on 29 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £6,641/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model GLE
Body Style SUV
Colour Obsidian Black
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 78,963 miles
Engine 3L
All Features & Equipment (96)
Tow Bar - Fully Electric £950Total value of factory fitted extras £950Top speed140 mph0 to 607.1 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)457Engine power (BHP)254Extra Urban (mpg)39.8Urban (mpg)31.7Combined (mpg)36.7Cylinders - bore (mm)83TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears9Cylinders - stroke (mm)92CC2,987Cylinders6CO2 (g/km)192Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant3-Spoke AMG Sports Steering Wheel in Black Nappa Leather with Flattened Bottom RimAmbient LightingCentre Armrest - Front with StorageCentre Armrest - Rear FoldingCup Holders - Front x2 and Rear x2Door Centre Panels with Ribbed Design in Artico Artificial LeatherDoor Sill Panels - Mercedes-Benz LetteringEASY-PACK Powered TailgateFloor Mats - AMG Velour with Edging and Embroidered AMG LetteringFront Seats - Full Electric Adjustment - Backrest-Height and Longitude with Four-Way Electric Lumbar Support for Drivers SeatHeated Front SeatsKEYLESS-GO Starting FunctionLuggage Compartment CoverMemory PackagePremium Plus PackageRain-Sensing WipersRear Seats - Split Folding 1-3 2-3Scratch Guard on Load Compartment Sill - ChromeSports Pedals in Brushed Stainless Steel with Rubber StudsSteering Column - Electronically Adjustable with Memory for Height and ReachSteering Column Gear Selector - DIRECT SELECT Steering Wheel Gearshift Paddles - SPEEDTRONIC Cruise ControlSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity MirrorsThermatic - Automatic Climate ControlTrim - Brushed Light AluminiumTow Bar - Fully Electric20in Alloy Wheels - AMG 5-Twin-Spoke Design - Painted High-Gloss BlackAMG Bodystyling - Front and Rear Bumpers - Side SkirtsElectric Windows - FrontHeated Windscreen Washer SystemMirror PackageNight PackageRoof Rails - BlackRunning Boards with Rubber StudsSpare Wheel - Collapsible-SteelTinted Glass All Round - Single-Layer Safety GlassHeight1796mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4819mmWheelbase2915mmWidth2141mmWidth 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 weight2240 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking System with BAS - Brake AssistATTENTION AssistActive Bonnet - Pedestrian Safety MeasureActive Brake ASSISTActive Brake Assist with Hold Function - Hill Start Assist - Priming and Dry Braking in the WetAdaptive Brake LightsAirbags - Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - Front SidebagsAirbags - WindowbagsAlarm System with Immobiliser and Interior ProtectionAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorCentral Controller Dial to Operate Audio and Telephone Functions - When ConnectedCrosswind AssistDSR - Downhill Speed Regulation with Switch and Variable Speed ControlDynamic Select with a Choice of Driving Modes - Comfort-Sport-Slippery-Off-Road and IndividualESP - Electronic Stability Programme with ASR - Acceleration Skid ControlElectric Parking BrakeFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleFour-Wheel Electronic Traction System - 4ETSISOFIX Child Seat Attachment Points in the Rear - Two Outer SeatsOutside Temperature Display - Rear Seat Belt Status IndicatorPRE-SAFE Anticipatory Safety System with Reversible Belt Tensioners for Driver and Front Passenger Seats - Closing Function for Side WindowsParking Pilot and Reversing CameraRear Screen Wash-WiperRemote Central LockingSeat Belt Pre-Tensioners and Force Limiters - Front and Outer Rear SeatsService Indicator ASSYSTTraffic Sign AssistTyre Pressure Monitoring System
Below MarketListed at £17,500 vs market average of £25,493 (-31%)
Market Low
£16,495
Market Average
£25,493
Market High
£39,995
Comparables
29 listings

Based on 29 comparable Mercedes-Benz GLE listings.

Age Depreciation
Steep Depreciation
£3,534/year
Mileage Impact
Steep Depreciation
£1,553/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Very Steep Depreciation
£6,641/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £27,158 (£-9,658)
Mileage-predicted: £26,129 (£-8,629)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-5,088/yr | 10k mi/yr £-6,641/yr | 15k mi/yr £-8,194/yr

Based on 100 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

80
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?
21/25Good
Photos
17 photos
8/10
Features & key selling points
96 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
£17,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
17 photos
5/5
Key selling points
96 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
Mercedes-Benz Gle 3.0 Gle350d V6 Amg Night Edition
4/4
Meta description
2018 Mercedes-Benz Gle Amg Night Edition, Automati...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
93% of 28 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
7338 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

Appleyard Cars

South Kirkby, Pontefract WF9 3NR