2021 BMW X3 — £18,700 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 22 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£18,700
64,643 miles | Petrol Plug-In Hybrid | Automatic | SUV
Listing Quality
77/100
Good
vs Market Average
-17%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
77 /100

This 2021 BMW X3 is listed at £18,700 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 64,643 miles on the clock. At 17% below the market average of £22,471, this looks competitively priced based on 40 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,708/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2021
Make BMW
Model X3
Body Style SUV
Colour Grey
Fuel Type Petrol Plug-In Hybrid
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 64,643 miles
Engine 2L
All Features & Equipment (117)
Sophisto Grey £695Total value of factory fitted extras £695Top speed130 mph0 to 606.1 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)206Engine power (BHP)288Combined (mpg)148.7Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears8Cylinders - stroke (mm)94CC1,998Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)44Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - AutomaticAmbient LightingArmrest - Front with Storage CompartmentArmrest - Rear Centre with Two CupholdersBMW Live Cockpit PlusBottle Holders Integrated into Door Trim Storage Compartments - Front - up to 1 litre - Rear - Up to 750mlCentral Locking Switch - Doors - Fuel Filler Cap - Luggage CompartmentCup Holders - Front - Two with Removable Oddments Tray-LidDoor Sill Finishers - Front - High-Gloss Black with BMW DesignationGear Knob - LeatherGrab Handles - Integrated in Roof Lining x4Heated Seats for Driver and Front PassengerInstrument ClusterInterior LightingInterior Rear-View Mirror with Automatic Anti-Dazzle FunctionInterior Trim - High-Gloss Black with Pearl Chrome FinisherLuggage Compartment - LightLuggage Compartment StoragePersonal ProfileRain Sensor with Automatic Headlight ActivationRear Seat Headrests - ThreeRear Seats - Slope AdjustableSide Armrests - Front and Rear Integrated into Door TrimSplit Folding Rear SeatSport Multi-Function Leather Steering Wheel - Three-SpokeStandard Seat for Driver and Passenger with Manual AdjustmentStart-Stop Button with Comfort Go Keyless Engine Start and Auto Start-Stop Deactivation ButtonSteering Column with Manual Reach and Rake AdjustmentSteering Wheel - Gearshift PaddlesStorage Compartment - Rear Centre Console and Front-Rear Door TrimSun Visors with Vanity Mirrors and Ticket HolderTailgate Operation - AutomaticTool Kit Located in Luggage CompartmentTwin HornsWelcome LightWindscreen Wipers with Adjustable Intervals18in Alloy Wheels - Double Spoke Style 688Acoustic GlazingBMW Mobility KitDirection Indicator - Side Repeaters - Integrated in Exterior MirrorsElectric Windows - Front and Rear with Open-Close Fingertip Control - Anti-Trap Facility and Comfort Closing FunctionExhaust Tailpipe - Chrome - Dual - Round - Split - Left and RightExterior B Pillar - BlackExterior Mirrors - Electrically Folding with Anti DazzleExterior Parts in Body ColourExterior Trim - Matt BlackHeat Protection Glazing with Green TintHeated Windscreen Washer JetsKidney Grille - Active Airstream - Chrome with Black Vertical SlatsModel DesignationRoof Rails - Matt AluminiumTyres - Reduced Rolling ResistanceHeight1676mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4708mmWheelbase2864mmWidth1891mmWidth 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 weight1990 kgActive GuardAirbagsAlarm System - Thatcham 1 with Remote Control and Engine ImmobiliserAttentiveness AssistantBattery Safety Cut OffBrake Pad Wear Indicator - Front and RearBumper System Front and Rear - Replaceable Deformation Elements for Impacts Up to 9mphChild Locking System - Rear DoorsChild Seat ISOFIX Attachment - RearCondition Based ServiceCrash SensorCruise Control with Brake and Speed Limiting FunctionDSC - Dynamic Stability Control PlusDrive Performance Control with ECO PRO - Comfort and Sport ModesDynamic Brake LightsElectro Mechanical Parking BrakeFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleIncorrect Fuelling Protection SystemOBC - On Board ComputerOil Sensor For Level and Grade - Warning by Check Control SystemOptimum Shift IndicatorPDC - Park Distance Control - Front and RearParking AssistantPerformance ControlRemote Control Including Integrated Key - 2Reversing Assist CameraSeat Belt Security Check for Driver and Front PassengerSide Impact ProtectionTPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring SystemThree-Point Seat Belts - All SeatsVisible VINeDrive Exterior SoundiDrive Controller - 8 Favourite Buttons
Below MarketListed at £18,700 vs market average of £22,471 (-17%)
Market Low
£17,695
Market Average
£22,471
Market High
£29,949
Comparables
40 listings

Based on 40 comparable BMW X3 listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,045/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£832/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,708/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £25,156 (£-6,456)
Mileage-predicted: £19,246 (£-546)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,876/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,708/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,539/yr

Based on 178 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

77
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?
18/25Good
Photos
8 photos
5/10
Features & key selling points
117 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
6 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
17/25Average
Clear pricing
£18,700
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
8 photos
3/5
Key selling points
117 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
BMW X3 2.0 30e 12kwh SE Suv 5dr Petrol Plug-In Hyb
4/4
Meta description
2021 BMW X3 Se, Automatic, In Grey. SERVICE HISTOR...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
89% of 36 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
9355 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

Hammond Cars

Bury Rd, Ipswich IP1 5QL