2016 VAUXHALL ASTRA — £6,995 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 28 April 2026 | Tooting Bec, London
£6,995
72,000 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Estate
Listing Quality
92/100
Good
vs Market Average
+14%
Above Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
92 /100

This 2016 VAUXHALL ASTRA is listed at £6,995 by Balham Cars London Ltd in Tooting Bec. It has 72,000 miles on the clock. At 14% above the market average of £6,116, this is priced on the higher side compared to 56 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,146/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make VAUXHALL
Model ASTRA
Body Style Estate
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 72,000 miles
Engine 1.39L
Seats 5
CO2 128 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £140.65/mo
Power 148 BHP
Torque 180 lbs/ft
Top Speed 130 mph
0-60 mph 8.8s
Cylinders 4
Gears 6
Combined MPG 50.4 mpg
Urban MPG 38.7 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 62.8 mpg
Length 4702mm
Width 2042mm
Height 1510mm
Wheelbase 2662mm
Highlights
VERY GOOD SERVICE HISTORYMOTLEATHER/HEATED FRONT SEATSISOFIXLEATHER/HEATED STEERING WHEELROOF RAILSAPPLE CAR PLAYFRONT/REAR ARMRESTSCRUISEAUX/USBELEC/FOLD MIRRORSB/TOOTH
All Features & Equipment (169)
VERY GOOD SERVICE HISTORYMOTLEATHER/HEATED FRONT SEATSISOFIXLEATHER/HEATED STEERING WHEELROOF RAILSAPPLE CAR PLAYFRONT/REAR ARMRESTSCRUISEAUX/USBELEC/FOLD MIRRORSB/TOOTHTop speed130 mph0 to 608.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)180Engine power (BHP)148Extra Urban (mpg)62.8Urban (mpg)38.7Combined (mpg)50.4Cylinders - bore (mm)74TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)81CC1,399Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)128NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant3D Street Level MappingAir Recirculation SystemAmbient LED Lighting - Front DoorsAmbient Lighting - LED Facia-Centre Console DownlighterArmrest - Front Centre with StorageBlack Door Panels with Black Leather-Effect InsertsBlack Facia with Piano Black Trim InsertsChrome Effect Interior Door HandlesClimate Control - Dual ZoneDrinks Holder in Centre ConsoleElectro-Chromatic Anti Dazzle Rear View MirrorFour Adjustable Heating and Ventilation OutletsFront Courtesy LightsFront Door PocketsFully Carpeted Luggage AreaGlovebox with LidHead Restraints - Rear Height AdjustmentHeight-Adjustable Front Seat Head RestraintsIlluminated ControlsIlluminated Luggage AreaInstrument Cluster with Colour DisplayInterior Pollen FilterInterior Tailgate HandleLoad Restraint Lashing EyesLuggage Compartment - Retractable CoverPiano Black Trim Inserts on Front DoorsPowerFlex BarRake and Reach Adjustable SteeringReading Lights - FrontReading Lights - RearRear Courtesy LightsRear Door PocketsRear Floor Ventilation DuctsSeats - Driver 16-Way Manual AdjustmentSeats - Drivers Electric 4-Way Lumbar SupportSeats - Ergonomic AGR Sports Front SeatsSeats - Extendable CushionsSeats - Heated FrontSeats - Heated Outer RearSeats - Passenger 16-Way Manual AdjustmentSeats - Passenger Electric 4-Way Lumbar SupportSeats - Rear Split Folding 60-40Seats - Tilt AdjustmentSilver Air Vent SurroundsSteering Wheel - 3 Spoke Leather CoveredSteering Wheel - Accent StitchingSteering Wheel - HeatedSteering Wheel - Mounted Audio ControlsSteering Wheel - Satin Chrome-Effect BezelStorage Box On Drivers Side Lower FaciaStorage Pockets on Front Seat BacksSunvisors - Driver and Passenger Illuminated Vanity MirrorsTwo Speed Windscreen Wipers with Variable Intermittent WipeWinter PackWipers - Rain Sensitive17in Alloy Wheels - Multi SpokeAlloy Effect Door Sill CoversBody-Colour Door HandlesBody-Coloured Rear Roof SpoilerChrome Effect HeadlightsChrome Effect Upper Window TrimDoor Mirrors - Body ColouredDoor Mirrors - Electric - Heated - FoldingElectric Windows - Front and Rear with Safety Autoreverse and One Touch FacilityEmergency Tyre Inflation KitGloss Black B-PillarsGloss Black C-PillarsGrille Bar - Chrome-EffectHeated Rear Window with Automatic Timed Cut-OffLaminated WindscreenLED Side Repeat IndicatorsLocking Wheel NutsRoof Rails - Silver EffectSolar Heat Absorbing WindscreenWindows - TintedWindscreen and Front Side-Window Demist VentsABS - Anti Lock BrakesAirbags - CurtainAirbags - Front SideAirbags - PassengerAlarm - Remote Control UltrasonicBrake Lights - AdaptiveBurst-Proof Door Locks and Anti-Jam Door DesignCBC - Cornering Brake ControlCentral Facia DisplayCentral Locking Activation Switch on FaciaChild Proof Locks on Rear DoorsCruise Control with Speed LimiterDeactivation Switch for Front Passengers AirbagDeadlocksDigital Clock with Automatic RDS Time AdjustmentDrag Torque ControlDriver Information DisplayDrivers AirbagDrivers and Front Passengers Seatbelt Unfastened Warning LightsEBA - Emergency Brake AssistEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionElectronic Engine Deadlock ImmobiliserElectronic Theft Protection For Audio EquipmentEnergy Absorbing Steering ColumnEPB - Electric Parking BrakeESP Plus - Electronic Stability ProgrammeExterior Temperature SensorFading Brake SupportFolding KeyFreewheeling Door LocksFront and Rear Seatbelt Pretensioner SystemHazard Warning LightsHSA - Hill Start AssistIntermittent Rear Window Wipers with WasherISOFIX Child Seat Restraint System for Outer Rear Seats Incorporating Top TetherKey Left in Ignition Audible WarningLCD Temperature DisplayLockable Fuel Filler CapPedal Release SystemRemote Central LockingRev CounterRollover MitigationSeats - Anti-Submarning Ramps - Front and RearSide Impact Protection BeamsStraight Line Stability ControlTraction ControlTrip Computer - Multi-FunctionTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVoice RecognitionHeight1510mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4702mmWheelbase2662mmWidth2042mmWidth 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 loadkg
Above MarketListed at £6,995 vs market average of £6,116 (+14%)
Market Low
£1,850
Market Average
£6,116
Market High
£11,499
Comparables
56 listings

Based on 56 comparable VAUXHALL ASTRA listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£682/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£232/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,146/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,140 (£-145)
Mileage-predicted: £6,592 (+£403)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-914/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,146/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,378/yr

Based on 216 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

92
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?
25/25Good
Photos
32 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
181 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
21 specs provided (incl. 13 extended)
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£6,995
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£140.65/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
32 photos
5/5
Key selling points
181 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
Vauxhall Astra Automatic 1.4i Turbo Elite Nav Spor
4/4
Meta description
2016 Vauxhall Astra Elite Nav, Automatic, In Grey....
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?
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
7554 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

Balham Cars London Ltd

Tooting Bec, London SW17 7AA