2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SV — £9,495 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 29 April 2026 | Banchory
£9,495
52,670 miles | Diesel | Automatic | MPV
Listing Quality
92/100
Good
vs Market Average
-10%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
92 /100

This 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SV is listed at £9,495 by Banchory Car Centre in Banchory. It has 52,670 miles on the clock. At 10% below the market average of £10,516, this looks competitively priced based on 3 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £643/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model GOLF SV
Body Style MPV
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 52,670 miles
Engine 1.6L
Seats 5
CO2 106 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £179.39/mo
Power 108 BHP
Torque 184 lbs/ft
Top Speed 119 mph
0-60 mph 11.3s
Cylinders 4
Gears 7
Combined MPG 68.9 mpg
Urban MPG 64.2 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 72.4 mpg
Length 4338mm
Width 2050mm
Height 1578mm
Wheelbase 2685mm
Kerb Weight 1436 kg
Highlights
250 miles. This well maintained example
All Features & Equipment (106)
250 miles. This well maintained exampleTop speed119 mph0 to 6011.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)184Engine power (BHP)108Extra Urban (mpg)72.4Urban (mpg)64.2Combined (mpg)68.9Cylinders - bore (mm)76TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)87CC1,598Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)106Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant3 Rear Head Restraints - RetractableAir Conditioning - ManualArmrest - Front Centre with Storage CompartmentBag Hooks in the Luggage CompartmentChrome Effect Light Switch SurroundConvenience PackCover for Storage Compartment in Centre ConsoleCup Holders - Front x2Driver Profile SelectionDrivers and Front Passengers Seat Height AdjustmentDrivers and Front Passengers Under Seat DrawerDrivers and Passengers Safety Optimised Head RestraintsDust and Pollen FilterFolding Table on Back of Front SeatsFront Seat Back Storage PocketsGalvanised BodyGlovebox - Illuminated and CooledGrab Handles - Front x2 Rear x2 with Coat HooksHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering WheelInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationInterior Light DelayLoad Lashing Points x4 in Luggage CompartmentLoad-Through ProvisionLuggage Compartment Cover - StowableLuggage Compartment LightLumbar Support for Drivers and Front Passenger SeatReading Lights - Front and Rear x2Rear Centre ArmrestReflectors in DoorsSplit Folding Rear Seat Backrests 40-20-40Steering Wheel - Multifunction - Leather TrimmedStorage Compartment in Centre ConsoleStorage Compartment in Front DoorsStorage Compartment in Rear DoorsStorage Compartment in Roof Console with CoverVanity MirrorsVariable Boot Floor - Height Adjustable and RemovableWindscreen Wipers with Intermittent Wipe and 4 Position Delay16in Alloy Wheels - TorontoBlack Front Air Intake and Radiator Grille with Chrome Trimmed InsertsBody Coloured BumpersBody-Coloured Door HandlesBody-Coloured Door Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - Front and RearExhaust Tailpipes - TwinHeated Rear WindscreenRear Diffuser - Grained BlackSteel Space Saver Spare WheelTailgate with Integrated Rear Roof SpoilerABS - Anti-lock Braking System with HBA - Hydraulic Brake AssistAdaptive Cruise ControlAirbagsAlarm with Interior ProtectionAutomatic Post-Collision Braking SystemBrake Pad Wear IndicatorChild Security Locks in the Rear DoorsDriver Alert SystemElectronic Engine ImmobiliserElectronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold FunctionESC - Electronic Stability Control including EDL - Electronic Differential Lock and ASR - Traction ControlHeight-Adjustable Front Three-Point Seat Belts with TensionersISOFIX Child Seat Preparation for 2 Rear SeatsMisfuel Prevention DeviceMultifunction Computer - 3.5in DisplayPre-Crash Preventive Occupant ProtectionRear Wash Wipe with Intermittent WipeRemote Central Locking with 2 Folding KeysSpeedo and Rev Counter - Electronic Odometer - Trip - Service Interval Display and Fuel GaugeThree Rear 3-Point Seat BeltsTyre Pressure Loss IndicatorWarning Buzzer and Light for Front Seat Belts if UnfastenedXDS Electronic Differential LockHeight1578mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4338mmWheelbase2685mmWidth2050mmWidth 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 weight1436 kg
Below MarketListed at £9,495 vs market average of £10,516 (-10%)
Market Low
£8,999
Market Average
£10,516
Market High
£11,555
Comparables
3 listings

Based on 3 comparable VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SV listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£460/year
Mileage Impact
Holding Value
£91/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£643/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £8,112 (+£1,383)
Mileage-predicted: £10,258 (£-763)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-551/yr | 10k mi/yr £-643/yr | 15k mi/yr £-734/yr

Based on 9 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
20 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
106 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
£9,495
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£179.39/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
20 photos
5/5
Key selling points
106 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
Volkswagen Golf SV 1.6 TDI Bluemotion Tech SE MPV
4/4
Meta description
2016 Volkswagen Golf SV Se, Automatic, In Silver. ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
94% of 35 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
8110 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.

Independent review — we are not affiliated with the dealer.

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Banchory Car Centre

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