Mazda Mazda3 2015

Worth knowing

• A lot of kilometres: 280,000 km, about 1.7 times what a 11-year-old car usually has. Ask for the service history, and when the timing belt and clutch were last done.
• 98,000 km more than similar cars for sale, which have about 182,000 km.
• An older car: 11 years old. Cars over ten years need an NCT every year.

Why we say so

73 Mazda Mazda3s from 2014 to 2016, diesel, manual are for sale now. Most ask €3,950 to €6,350, with about 182,000 km on the clock. This one is cheaper than 65 of the 73, near the bottom of the range. The market price above also allows for its exact year and mileage.