2013 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — £34,495 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 April 2026 | Kettering
£34,495
21,000 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
+261%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2013 VOLKSWAGEN POLO is listed at £34,495 by Progress Kettering in Kettering. It has 21,000 miles on the clock. At 261% above the market average of £9,544, this is priced on the higher side compared to 13 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,099/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2013
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model POLO
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Gun Metal Grey.
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 21,000 miles
Engine 1.4L
All Features & Equipment (89)
Nimbus Grey £535Total value of factory fitted extras £535Top speed110 mph0 to 6011.9 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)97Engine power (BHP)84Extra Urban (mpg)60.1Urban (mpg)35.3Combined (mpg)47.9Cylinders - bore (mm)76TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC1,390Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)139Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - ManualAir Vent Surrounds - Matt ChromeCentre Console with Open Storage and 12V Socket with CoverCup Holders - Front x2Drivers Seat Height AdjustmentDust and Pollen FilterFront Seat Back Storage PocketsGloveboxGrab Handles - Front x2 Rear x2 with Coat HooksHead Restraints - Front Whiplash OptimisedHeating & Ventilation System with 4 Speed Fan and Air Recirculation SwitchHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering ColumnInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationInterior Lighting DelayLuggage Compartment - HooksLuggage Compartment Cover - RemovableLuggage Compartment LightMatt Chrome - Gear Lever Gaiter SurroundMatt Chrome - Handbrake Grip ButtonMatt Chrome - Internal Door HandlesReading Lights - Front x2 & Rear x1Split Folding Rear Backrests 60-40Storage Compartment in Rear DoorsStorage Compartment LightStorage Compartments in Front DoorsSun Visors - Vanity Mirrors and IlluminatedThree Rear Head RestraintsThree-Spoke Steering WheelVariable Boot Floor15in Alloy Wheels - CastilleBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Side SillsBody-Coloured Door Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - Front and RearFull Size Steel Spare WheelHeated Rear Windscreen - Automatically Switches OffLoad Lip Protective ShieldRadiator Grille - Gloss Black with Chrome Trimmed LouvreTinted Glass - Heat Insulating Rear 65 Percent Light Absorbing from B Pillar BackwardsHeight1462mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3970mmWheelbase2470mmWidth1901mmWidth 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 weight1070 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemAirbags - DriverAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Side Head and Thorax for Front PassengerAlarm with Interior ProtectionASR - Anti Slip RegulationCentral Locking - Remote with 2 Remote KeysCruise ControlDifferential Lock - ElectronicElectronic Engine ImmobiliserESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeHBA - Hydraulic Brake AssistISOFIX Child Seat Preparation for 2 Rear SeatsMultifunction ComputerParking Sensors - RearSeatbelt ReminderTyre Pressure Indicator
Above MarketListed at £34,495 vs market average of £9,544 (+261%)
Market Low
£6,250
Market Average
£9,544
Market High
£14,290
Comparables
13 listings

Based on 13 comparable VOLKSWAGEN POLO listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£852/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£623/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,099/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,111 (+£27,384)
Mileage-predicted: £14,235 (+£20,260)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,475/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,099/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,722/yr

Based on 389 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
51 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
89 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
£34,495
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
51 photos
5/5
Key selling points
89 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
Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Match Edition Hatchback 5dr Pe
4/4
Meta description
2013 Volkswagen Polo Match Edition, Manual, In Gre...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
98% of 100 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
6690 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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Progress Kettering

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