2018 VOLVO V40 — £12,450 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 25 April 2026 | Ivybridge
£12,450
48,000 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
+18%
Above Market
Value Retention
100/100
Strong Appreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2018 VOLVO V40 is listed at £12,450 by GKS of Ivybridge in Ivybridge. It has 48,000 miles on the clock. At 18% above the market average of £10,585, this is priced on the higher side compared to 27 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is gaining approximately £1,361/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make VOLVO
Model V40
Body Style Hatchback
Colour White
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 48,000 miles
Engine 1.5L
All Features & Equipment (97)
Top speed130 mph0 to 607.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)184Engine power (BHP)152Extra Urban (mpg)62.8Urban (mpg)38.7Combined (mpg)51.4Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)71CC1,498Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)129NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantBlind Spot Information System with Cross Traffic Alert £500Crystal White £825Rain Sensor - Automatic Windscreen Wiper Activation £155Winter Pack £575Total value of factory fitted extras £2,055A-Pillar Parking Ticket HolderAdjustable Front Centre ArmrestECC - Electronic Climate Control including Pollen FilterFloor MatsFrameless Rear View MirrorFront Centre Armrest with Cupholders and StorageFront Door Tread PlatesFront Reading - Footwell and Theatre LightsFront Sports Seats with Additional Side SupportHeight Adjustable Tiltable Driver Seat with Lumbar SupportHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering ColumnIlluminated Gear KnobIlluminated Vanity MirrorsLeather Steering Wheel with Chrome Deco and R-Design LogoLoad Cover - Cargo AreaLockable GloveboxR-Design Front Door Tread PlatesRear Reading - Theatre and Front Door Side Step IlluminationRear Seat Armrest and CupholdersSports Pedals and Floor MatsStealth Aluminium TrimSteering Wheel Remote Audio ControlsVersatile Split Folding Rear Seats - 60-4017in Alloy Wheels - Ixion III - Diamond Cut-Matt BlackAutofolding Power Door Mirrors with Ground LightsFront and Rear Power WindowsLocking Wheel NutsR-Design Front GrilleR-Design Lower Front Nose and Rear DiffuserR-Design Twin Exhaust PipesRear Tailgate EmblemRoof SpoilerSilk Metal Window Trim SurroundSilver Matt Door MirrorsTyre Sealant Kit and CompressorHeight1420mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4369mmWheelbase2647mmWidth1802mmWidth 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 weight1421 kgABS - Anti-Lock Brake System and EBA - Emergency Brake AssistActive TFT Crystal Drivers Information DisplayAdaptive Brake Lights including High Level LED Brake LightAnti-Theft Alarm including Immobiliser - Volume Sensor and Level SensorCity SafetyCruise ControlDrivers Side Knee AirbagDSTC - Dynamic Stability and Traction Control including Advanced Stability Control and Torque VectoringDual Stage Driver and Passenger AirbagsHill Start AssistIC - Inflatable CurtainsIDIS - Intelligent Driver Information SystemInformation CentreISOFIX Attachment - Outer Rear SeatsKey Integrated Remote Control Central Locking including Fuel Flap with Deadlocking System and Auto Open-Close Power WindowsManual Child Locks - Rear DoorsPassenger Airbag Cut-Off SwitchPedestrian Airbag TechnologyRear Park AssistSIPS - Side Impact Protection System and Dual Chamber SIPS AirbagsTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVisible VIN PlateWarning TriangleWHIPS - Whiplash Protection System - Front Seats
Above MarketListed at £12,450 vs market average of £10,585 (+18%)
Market Low
£7,299
Market Average
£10,585
Market High
£13,400
Comparables
27 listings

Based on 27 comparable VOLVO V40 listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£313/year
Mileage Impact
Strong Appreciation
£837/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Strong Appreciation
£1,361/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £11,596 (+£854)
Mileage-predicted: £12,340 (+£110)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £524/yr | 10k mi/yr £1,361/yr | 15k mi/yr £2,198/yr

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

84
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
50 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
97 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
£12,450
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
50 photos
5/5
Key selling points
97 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
Volvo V40 1.5 T3 R-Design Nav Plus Hatchback 5dr P
4/4
Meta description
2018 Volvo V40 R-Design Nav Plus, Automatic, In Wh...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 102 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
8070 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

GKS of Ivybridge

Ivybridge PL21 0RU