2016 Mercedes-Benz E-CLASS — £4,499 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Ainsdale, Southport
£4,499
103,950 miles | Diesel | Automatic | Saloon
Listing Quality
85/100
Good
vs Market Average
-62%
Below Market
Value Retention
25/100
Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
85 /100

This 2016 Mercedes-Benz E-CLASS is listed at £4,499 by PrimeDrive in Ainsdale. It has 103,950 miles on the clock. At 62% below the market average of £11,852, this looks competitively priced based on 29 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £4,934/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model E-CLASS
Body Style Saloon
Colour Green
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 103,950 miles
Engine 2L
Seats 5
CO2 102 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Power 191 BHP
Torque 295 lbs/ft
Top Speed 149 mph
0-60 mph 7.3s
Cylinders 4
Gears 9
Combined MPG 52.3 mpg
Urban MPG 65.7 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 78.5 mpg
Length 4923mm
Width 2065mm
Height 1468mm
Wheelbase 2939mm
Kerb Weight 1640 kg
All Features & Equipment (101)
Top speed149 mph0 to 607.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)295Engine power (BHP)191Extra Urban (mpg)78.5Urban (mpg)65.7Combined (mpg)52.3Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears9Cylinders - stroke (mm)92CC1,950Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)102Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantBrushed Stainless Steel Sports Pedals with Rubber StudsCentral Stowage Compartment with 12V Socket in Centre ConsoleCourtesy Lights in Rear Grab Handles with Reading Light FunctionalityDrivers Seat - Height-AdjustableFront Centre Armrest with Stowage CompartmentFront Door Sill Panels with Mercedes-Benz LetteringFront Four Way Partially Electric Seat AdjustmentFront Seats - Electrical Height and Backrest AdjustmentGlove Compartment - IlluminatedHead Restraints for Driver and Front Passenger - 4-way and in Rear 2-way AdjustabilityInstrument Cluster with Two Tube-Design Round Dials and 8.4in TFT Multifunction DisplayInterior 64-Colour Ambient LightingKEYLESS-GO Starting FunctionRain Sensing Windscreen WipersRemote Boot ReleaseSeats - Heated FrontSteering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke in Black Nappa LeatherSteering Wheel - Multi-Function with Gearshift PaddlesSteering Wheel - Touch-Control Buttons for Audio and Onboard SettingsStowage PackageSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity MirrorsSunglasses Compartment in Overhead Control PanelTHERMATIC - Automatic Climate Control - Two-ZoneTrim - Aluminium with Trapeze CutTrim - Centre Console in High-Gloss Black17in Alloy Wheels - 5 Spoke Design - Vanadium SilverDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - 4 - With One-Touch Opening and Closing - including Obstruction SensorsExhaust System - Visible Twin-Pipe Integrated into the BumperHeated Windscreen Washer SystemMirror PackagePolished Aluminium WaistlineRadiator Grille with Integrated Star - Two Louvres in Matt Iridium Silver with Chrome TrimTIREFIT with Tyre Inflation CompressorTinted Glass All Round - GreenTop Surround of Side Windows in Polished AluminiumABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemATTENTION AssistActive Bonnet - Pedestrian Safety which Detects an Impact and Raises BonnetActive Brake ASSISTActive Parking Assist including PARKTRONICAdaptive Brake LightsAdaptive Brake System with Hold Function and Brake Drying FunctionAirbag - Drivers KneeAirbags - Driver and Front Passenger with Extended Adaptivity for Front Passenger AirbagAirbags - Sidebag for Driver and Front Passenger - Combined Thorax-Pelvis BagAirbags - WindowbagsAlarm System with Immobiliser and Interior ProtectionAnalogue Clock in Centre ConsoleAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorBrake Wear Warning DisplayCentral Locking with Interior Switch - Automatic Locking and Crash Sensor with Emergency Opening FunctionChildproof Locks - Manually Operated for Rear Doors and Electrically Operated for Rear Power WindowsCruise Control with SPEEDTRONIC Variable Speed LimiterDynamic Select with a Choice of Driving Modes - Comfort - ECO - Sport - Sport Plus - IndividualESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectric Parking BrakeElectronic Key - Chrome SurroundFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleISOFIX Child Seat Fixing Points in Rear - Two Outer SeatsIncorrect Fuelling ProtectionOutside Temperature DisplayPre-Safe Anticipatory Safety SystemReversing CameraSeat Occupancy Sensor - Front Passenger SeatService Indicator ASSYSTStatus Display for Rear Seat Belts in Instrument ClusterThree Point Seat Belts for all SeatsTrip Computer in Multi-Function DisplayTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemHeight1468mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4923mmWheelbase2939mmWidth2065mmWidth 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 weight1640 kg
Below MarketListed at £4,499 vs market average of £11,852 (-62%)
Market Low
£5,990
Market Average
£11,852
Market High
£23,985
Comparables
29 listings

Based on 29 comparable Mercedes-Benz E-CLASS listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£1,953/year
Mileage Impact
Steep Depreciation
£1,490/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Steep Depreciation
£4,934/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,045 (£-10,546)
Mileage-predicted: £12,433 (£-7,934)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-3,443/yr | 10k mi/yr £-4,934/yr | 15k mi/yr £-6,424/yr

Based on 228 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

85
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
51 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
101 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
22 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
21/25Good
Clear pricing
£4,499
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
51 photos
5/5
Key selling points
101 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
22 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2.0 E220d SE Saloon 4dr Dies
4/4
Meta description
2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Se, Automatic, In Green...
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?
17/25Average
Schema.org Vehicle markup
Vehicle/Car structured data found
6/6
Static HTML content
Some static content but may require JS for full data
2/5
Semantic HTML structure
Spec data in structured elements
3/4
Content depth
9550 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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Ainsdale, Southport PR8 3BH