2018 Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi 3

Price: £8,700. Good value: £924 (9%) under the AskCar estimate of £9,624, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 123 priced Kia Optima adverts on AskCar as of 4 November 2026.

AskCar lists 129 used Kia Optima from 111 UK dealerships, as of 4 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Kia
  • Model: Optima
  • Trim: 3
  • Version: 1.7 CRDi 3 DCT FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr Sportswagon (139 bhp)
  • Year: 2018
  • Mileage: 65,988 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.7 litres, 139 bhp
  • Gearbox: Automatic (DCT)
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Silver
  • CO2: 120 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2018 Kia Optima 3 has covered 65,988 miles. The dealer is asking £8,700, which is £924 below the AskCar estimate of £9,624. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 123 Kia Optima cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 66,712 recorded at the latest MOT. MOT records show an expiry date of 9 November 2027. The seller is Sandicliffe MG Nottingham, based in Nottingham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 4 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £924 (9%) under the AskCar estimate of £9,624.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 123 priced Kia Optima adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2018 Kia Optima with the 1.7 diesel engine is typically advertised at £6,300: the median of the 14 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2018 Kia Optima advertised today.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 4 November 2026 at £8,700. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 4 November 2026: valid until 9 November 2027.

It has had 8 MOTs. The latest, on 23 October 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 66,712 miles. The advert says 65,988 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 23,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2018 Kia Optima on AskCar.

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