2012 Mercedes-Benz B-CLASS — £6,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Preston
£6,500
58,835 miles | Diesel | Automatic | MPV
Listing Quality
92/100
Good
vs Market Average
-22%
Below Market
Value Retention
80/100
Holding Value
Our Verdict
92 /100

This 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-CLASS is listed at £6,500 by KIRKHAM PART EXCHANGE CENTRE LTD in Preston. It has 58,835 miles on the clock. At 22% below the market average of £8,354, this looks competitively priced based on 9 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £316/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2012
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model B-CLASS
Body Style MPV
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 58,835 miles
Engine 1.8L
Seats 5
CO2 121 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant Non Compliant
Monthly Payment £191.75/mo
Power 108 BHP
Torque 184 lbs/ft
Top Speed 118 mph
0-60 mph 10.7s
Cylinders 4
Gears 7
Combined MPG 62.8 mpg
Urban MPG 54.3 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 67.3 mpg
Length 4359mm
Width 2010mm
Height 1557mm
Wheelbase 2699mm
Kerb Weight 1505 kg
Highlights
2012 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS B180 CDI BLUEEFFICIENCY SPORT AUTOMATIC – KIRKHAMLANCASHIRE
All Features & Equipment (102)
2012 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS B180 CDI BLUEEFFICIENCY SPORT AUTOMATIC – KIRKHAMLANCASHIRETop speed118 mph0 to 6010.7 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)184Engine power (BHP)108Extra Urban (mpg)67.3Urban (mpg)54.3Combined (mpg)62.8Cylinders - bore (mm)83TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)83CC1,796Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)121Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneNon CompliantAir ConditioningAir Vents with Chrome SurroundAmbient LightingBeltline Strips - High Gloss BlackCentre Armrest - Front with StorageChrome trim on load compartment floor handleChrome trim on load compartment sillController on Centre Console with Chrome SurroundCup Holder - Centre ConsoleFront Footwell LightingFront doors with signal lightsGear Shift Lever - Leather Trimmed with Chrome HighlightsIlluminated Glove CompartmentLoad Securing Rings in Luggage CompartmentLuggage Compartment CoverLuggage Compartment LightRain Sensing Windscreen WipersRear Seats - Split Folding 1-3 2-3Roof Lining - BlackSeats - Height AdjustersSports Pedals with Rubber StudsSteering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke Multi-Function - Trimmed in LeatherSteering Wheel - Multi-FunctionSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity MirrorsTrim - Silver honeycomb18in Alloy Wheels - 5 Twin Spoke Bi ColourBrake Calipers with Mercedes-Benz LetteringBumper - rear with grained-effect black insertDoor Handles - Body ColouredDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - Front and RearExhaust System - Chrome Tipped TailpipeHeat Insulating Dark Tinted GlassLocking Wheel BoltsRadiator Grille - 2 Louvres in High Gloss Black with Chrome TrimSide Skirts - Body ColouredTailgate Handle - Chrome TrimTyres with Run-Flat CapabilityVisible twin sports tailpipesABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemASR - Acceleration Skid ControlATTENTION AssistAdaptive Brake LampsAirbags - Drivers KneebagAirbags - Dual Stage - DriverAirbags - Dual Stage - Front PassengerAirbags - Head for Driver and PassengerAirbags - Sidebags for Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - WindowAlarm SystemAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorBAS - Brake AssistCollision Prevention AssistDirection Indicators with One-Touch ControlESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectric Parking BrakeFirst Aid KitFluid Level Warning Indicator - Oil-Coolant-Washer FluidHill Start AssistISOFIX and Top-Tether Child Seat Fixing Points in RearImmobiliserInterior Protection for AlarmOutside Air Temperature GaugeRear Windscreen WiperRemote Central LockingReversing CameraSeat belt reminder - frontTyre Pressure Loss Warning SystemWarning TriangleHeight1557mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4359mmWheelbase2699mmWidth2010mmWidth 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 weight1505 kg
Below MarketListed at £6,500 vs market average of £8,354 (-22%)
Market Low
£5,995
Market Average
£8,354
Market High
£10,995
Comparables
9 listings

Based on 9 comparable Mercedes-Benz B-CLASS listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£351/year
Mileage Impact
Holding Value
£17/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Holding Value
£316/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,781 (£-1,281)
Mileage-predicted: £9,139 (£-2,639)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-333/yr | 10k mi/yr £-316/yr | 15k mi/yr £-298/yr

Based on 55 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
28 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
102 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?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£6,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£191.75/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
28 photos
5/5
Key selling points
102 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 B-Class 1.8 B180 CDI Blueefficiency
4/4
Meta description
2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Sport, Automatic, In Bl...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
93% of 44 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
8496 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

KIRKHAM PART EXCHANGE CENTRE LTD

Preston PR4 2RE