2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 3L Sport 5dr — £4,995 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Holland-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea
£4,995
99,850 miles | Diesel | Automatic | Estate
Listing Quality
44/100
Average
vs Market Average
-3%
Fair Price
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
44 /100

This 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 3L Sport 5dr is listed at £4,995 by Holland-on-Sea Motors Ltd in Holland-on-Sea. It has 99,850 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £5,157 based on 6 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,358/year in value. The listing quality is average — it could benefit from more photos or detailed specifications.

Year 2008
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model C-Class
Trim 3L Sport 5dr
Body Style Estate
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 99,850 miles
Engine 3L
Doors 5
Seats 5
CO2 199 g/km
Euro Status Euro 4
ULEZ Compliant 0
Road Tax £395/yr
All Features & Equipment (10)
12V Power Outlet17in 6 Twin Spoke AMG Alloy Wheels8 SpeakersAluminium centre console TrimAuto Climate ControlBluetooth Handsfree telephone kitCentral Storage BoxExterior badge deletionMercedes Audio 20 Radio & single CD with colour displayTinted windows
At MarketListed at £4,995 vs market average of £5,157 (-3%)
Market Low
£1,999
Market Average
£5,157
Market High
£7,995
Comparables
6 listings

Based on 6 comparable Mercedes-Benz C-Class listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£1,672/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£343/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,358/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £4,847 (+£148)
Mileage-predicted: £12,248 (£-7,253)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-2,015/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,358/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,702/yr

Based on 344 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

44
Overall Listing Quality
Average — some areas could be improved.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
23/25Good
Photos
17 photos
8/10
Features & key selling points
10 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
9 specs provided
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
21/25Good
Clear pricing
£4,995
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
17 photos
5/5
Key selling points
10 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
9 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Page HTML not captured — scores are estimated
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
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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About the Dealer

Holland-on-Sea Motors Ltd

Holland-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea CO15 5UH