2008 MINI Hatch 1.6L John Cooper Works 3dr — £8,989 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 May 2026 | Hoddesdon
£8,989
75,165 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
50/100
Average
vs Market Average
+112%
Above Market
Value Retention
80/100
Holding Value
Our Verdict
50 /100

This 2008 MINI Hatch 1.6L John Cooper Works 3dr is listed at £8,989 by Stirling Cars in Hoddesdon. It has 75,165 miles on the clock. At 112% above the market average of £4,235, this is priced on the higher side compared to 19 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £423/year in value. The listing quality is average — it could benefit from more photos or detailed specifications.

Year 2008
Make MINI
Model Hatch
Trim 1.6L John Cooper Works 3dr
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Black
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 75,165 miles
Engine 1.6L
Doors 3
Seats 4
CO2 165 g/km
Euro Status Euro 4
ULEZ Compliant Yes
Road Tax £265/yr
Monthly Payment £203.01/mo
Highlights
Extended Warranty AvailableCeramic Paint Polish Available Tyre, Alloy & Smart Repair PackagesJohn Cooper Works Carbon PackSun Roof & Timing Chain Replaced
All Features & Equipment (37)
Extended Warranty AvailableCeramic Paint Polish Available Tyre, Alloy & Smart Repair PackagesJohn Cooper Works Carbon PackSun Roof & Timing Chain Replaced 6 SpeakersAstro BlackAuto Air Conditioning with cooled gloveboxAuto dimming Rear view mirrorAutomatic Air ConditioningBi- Xenon Headlights & Auto height adjust & headLight washersBlack roofBlack roof & mirror capsBluetooth telephone preparation with USB Audio interfaceBody colour roof & door mirrorsChrome line InteriorExterior mirror PackFront FoglightsHeated door mirrors & Heated windscreen washersHeated Front SeatsInterior Lights Pack- Cooper & Cooper SInterior world- Carbon BlackInterior world- Redwood RedInterior world- Tuscan BeigeJCW floor matsLeather- Punch- Carbon BlackManual Air Conditioning with cooled gloveboxMINI mobility SystemNo smoker PackagePiano Black Interior TrimRain sensor with Auto Headlights activationSports suspensionStorage compartment Pack- Cooper SVisibility PackVoice Control SystemVoice Control System when with BluetoothWhite roof & mirror caps
Above MarketListed at £8,989 vs market average of £4,235 (+112%)
Market Low
£1,995
Market Average
£4,235
Market High
£8,989
Comparables
19 listings

Based on 19 comparable MINI Hatch listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£163/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£293/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Holding Value
£423/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £3,789 (+£5,200)
Mileage-predicted: £7,736 (+£1,253)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-130/yr | 10k mi/yr £-423/yr | 15k mi/yr £-717/yr

Based on 504 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

50
Overall Listing Quality
Average — some areas could be improved.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
25/25Good
Photos
42 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
37 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
9 specs provided
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£8,989
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£203.01/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
42 photos
5/5
Key selling points
37 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.

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About the Dealer

Stirling Cars

Hoddesdon EN11 0BZ