Motors.co.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
89% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.47 s
File size
340.90 kB
Words
958
Media files
12
Number of links
122 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Motors.co.uk - buy and sell new & used cars safely
The length of the page title is perfect. (456 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Find your next new or used car for sale in the UK. Use Motors.co.uk Smart Search and browse effortlessly & safely through thousands of the latest cars.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (935 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.motors.co.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: Ireland
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
DescriptionFind your next new or used car for sale in the UK. Use Motors.co.uk Smart Search and browse effortlessly & safely through thousands of the latest cars.
RobotsNOODP,NOYDIR
Keywordsused cars, car, buy, dealer, cheap, prices, online, search, buying, uk, second hand, sales, for sale, pricing, sale
viewportwidth=device-width, height=device-height, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0
theme-color#000000
format-detectiontelephone=no
langen-gb
fb:page_id170446389638761
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 958 words. That's ok.
31.2% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.3 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, height=device-height, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 19 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...5A820E397E83/ux/images/home/hero-480.jpgSearch Panel
...7E83/ux/images/home/smart-search-cta.jpgSmart Serach
...97E83/ux/images/home/home-perfectcar.jpgcar driving
...E83/ux/images/home/home-historycheck.jpgcars in showroom
...s-cdn/ux/images/pre-loader/preloader.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s-cdn/ux/images/pre-loader/preloader.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s-cdn/ux/images/pre-loader/preloader.svgNo alt attribute provided
...E87BE2E5A820E397E83/ux/icons/youtube.svgYou Tube
...2E5A820E397E83/ux/icons/twitter-grey.svgTwitter
...E5A820E397E83/ux/icons/facebook-grey.svgFacebook
...7BE2E5A820E397E83/ux/icons/instagram.svgInstagram
...7BE2E5A820E397E83/images/footer-logo.pngebay motors.co.uk gumtree

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Search used cars for sale
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Search used cars for sale
H2 Search Less. Live More.
H2 We make finding the right car simple
H2 Popular makes
H2 Why choose motors.co.uk to find your next car?
H2 Search Less. Live More. Duplicate text
H2 Taking the stress out of car buying
H2 Latest News
H2 Popular second hand cars!
H2 Top used car manufacturers
H3 Don't know what you want?
H3 Find the perfect used car
H3 Vehicle history checks for cars & vans
H3 We make finding the right car simple Duplicate text
H3 The car buying journey can be daunting, so we are here to help
H3 Prices announced for new Nissan Qashqai
H3 Here are the star cars from Line of Duty
H3 145 million electric cars set to be on world’s roads by 2030
H4 Our TV campaign
H4 Introducing "How to car" with Ellie Taylor
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.motors.co.uk/A-TITLE Home
/account/signin/Sign in
/used-cars/Used cars
/used-cars/local/CarsBy location
/used-cars/manufacturers/CarsBy manufacturer
/used-cars/dealers/CarsBy dealer
/used-cars/Browse all used cars
/used-cars/fuel/full-electric/Electric
/used-cars/fuel/petrol/Petrol
/used-cars/fuel/diesel/Diesel
/used-cars/fuel/hybrid---diese...Hybrid - Diesel / Electric
/used-cars/fuel/hybrid---petro...Hybrid - Petrol / Electric
/used-cars/fuel/lpg/LPG
/all-makes/Popular makes
https://www.motors.co.uk/audi/Audi
https://www.motors.co.uk/bmw/BMW
https://www.motors.co.uk/ford/Ford
/mercedes-benz/Mercedes-Benz
https://www.motors.co.uk/nissan/Nissan
https://www.motors.co.uk/peugeot/Peugeot
https://www.motors.co.uk/toyota/Toyota
/vauxhall/Vauxhall
/volkswagen/Volkswagen
/all-makes/Other Makes
/used-vans/Used vans
/used-vans/local/VansBy location
/used-vans/manufacturers/VansBy manufacturer
/used-vans/dealers/VansBy dealer
/used-vans/Browse all used vans
/sell-my-car/Sell homepage
/sell-my-car/car-valuation/Car valuation
/sell-my-car/car-selling-tips/Car selling tips
/sell-my-car/private-listing/Free car listing
/sell-my-van/private-listing/Free van listing
/sell-my-car/online-car-buyers/Online car buyers
/sell-my-car/part-exchange/Part exchange
/audi/a3/reviews/Audi A3Reviews
/bmw/1-series/reviews/BMW 1 SeriesReviews
/ford/fiesta/reviews/Ford FiestaReviews
/audi/a4/reviews/Audi A4Reviews
/bmw/3-series/reviews/BMW 3 SeriesReviews
/ford/focus/reviews/Ford FocusReviews
/honda/civic/reviews/Honda CivicReviews
/mercedes-benz/c-class/reviews/Mercedes Benz C ClassReviews
/vauxhall/astra/reviews/Vauxhall AstraReviews
/vauxhall/corsa/reviews/Vauxhall CorsaReviews
/volkswagen/golf/reviews/Volkswagen GolfReviews
/volkswagen/polo/reviews/Volkswagen PoloReviews
https://www.motors.co.uk/reviews/See ALL Reviews
https://news.motors.co.uk/External Subdomain See ALL news
https://news.motors.co.uk/cate...External Subdomain Buying Guides
https://news.motors.co.uk/cate...External Subdomain Advice
https://news.motors.co.uk/cate...External Subdomain Promotions
https://www.motors.co.uk/advice/Text duplicate Advice
/electric-cars/Electric cars
/ask-an-expert/Ask an expert
/theory-test/Theory test
/car-hacks/Car hacks
/time-to-stop/Time to stop
https://news.motors.co.uk/best...External Subdomain Best of
https://www.motors.co.uk/tools/Tools
/used-cars/Used car smart search
/fuel-calculator/Fuel calculator
/car-finance-calculator/Car finance calculator
/car-price-guide/Car price guide
https://www.motors.co.uk/more/More on Motors
https://news.motors.co.uk/news...New window External Subdomain COVID-19: Visiting a dealership safely: things you need to know
/used-cars/Don't know what you want? With 'Smart Search' you can search for your next car by requirements; whether you want a car that's big on fuel efficiency, need so...
IMG-ALT Smart Serach
/ford/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE Ford
/audi/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE Audi
/bmw/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE BMW
/volkswagen/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE Volkswagen
/mercedes-benz/used-cars/A-TITLE Mercedes Benz
/vauxhall/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE Vauxhall
/nissan/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE Nissan
/toyota/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE Toyota
/peugeot/used-cars/Text duplicate A-TITLE Peugeot
/citroen/used-cars/A-TITLE Citroen
/used-cars/Find the perfect used car Whether you're searching for what's available in your local area or performing a quick search by make and model, the Used Cars page...
IMG-ALT car driving
/history-check/Vehicle history checks for cars & vans For your peace of mind while searching, nine out of ten cars listed on Motors.co.uk have been given a basic History Ch...
IMG-ALT cars in showroom
https://news.motors.co.uk/sear...New window External Subdomain Find out more
https://news.motors.co.uk/cate...New window External Subdomain Watch the series
https://news.motors.co.uk/cate...New window External Subdomain View more guides
https://news.motors.co.uk/pric...New window External Subdomain Prices announced for new Nissan Qashqai Nissan has announced that its new third-generation Qashqai is now on sale, with prices starting from ÂŁ23,535. Reveale...
https://news.motors.co.uk/here...New window External Subdomain Here are the star cars from Line of Duty If you’re absolutely hooked on Line of Duty, glued to your screens at 9pm on a Sunday evening on BBC1, you’re probab...
https://news.motors.co.uk/145-...New window External Subdomain 145 million electric cars set to be on world’s roads by 2030 A new global report has found that there could be 145 million electric cars on the world’s roads...
/ford/fiesta/used-cars/Ford Fiesta
/ford/focus/used-cars/Ford Focus
/vauxhall/corsa/used-cars/Vauxhall Corsa
/volkswagen/golf/used-cars/Volkswagen Golf
/nissan/qashqai/used-cars/Nissan Qashqai
/vauxhall/astra/used-cars/Vauxhall Astra
/bmw/3-series/used-cars/BMW 3 Series
/fiat/500/used-cars/Fiat 500
/mercedes-benz/a-class/used-cars/Mercedes-Benz A Class
/audi/a3/used-cars/Audi A3
/mini/hatch/used-cars/MINI Hatch
/volkswagen/polo/used-cars/Volkswagen Polo
/mercedes-benz/c-class/used-cars/Mercedes-Benz C Class
/bmw/1-series/used-cars/BMW 1 Series
/renault/clio/used-cars/Renault Clio
/nissan/juke/used-cars/Nissan Juke
/audi/a1/used-cars/Audi A1
/ford/kuga/used-cars/Ford Kuga
/peugeot/208/used-cars/Peugeot 208
/kia/sportage/used-cars/Kia Sportage
/ford/used-cars/Text duplicate Ford
/vauxhall/used-cars/Text duplicate Vauxhall
/volkswagen/used-cars/Text duplicate Volkswagen
/audi/used-cars/Text duplicate Audi
/bmw/used-cars/Text duplicate BMW
/mercedes-benz/used-cars/Text duplicate Mercedes-Benz
/nissan/used-cars/Text duplicate Nissan
/peugeot/used-cars/Text duplicate Peugeot
/land-rover/used-cars/Land Rover
/toyota/used-cars/Text duplicate Toyota
/renault/used-cars/Renault
/citroen/used-cars/Text duplicate Citroen
/kia/used-cars/Kia
/hyundai/used-cars/Hyundai
/skoda/used-cars/Skoda
/mini/used-cars/MINI
/fiat/used-cars/Fiat
/seat/used-cars/SEAT
/honda/used-cars/Honda
/used-cars/manufacturers/View all car manufacturers
https://www.youtube.com/user/M...New window Nofollow External IMG-ALT You Tube
https://twitter.com/motorscoukNew window Nofollow External IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/motor...New window Nofollow External IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/moto...New window Nofollow External IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.motors.co.uk/contact/contact us
/contact/?tb=feedbackFormfeedback
https://www.motors.co.uk/jobs/jobs
https://www.motors.co.uk/aboutus/about us
/terms-of-use/terms of use
/security/safety guide
https://www.motors.co.uk/privacy/privacy notice
/cookies-policy/cookies policy
https://media.motors.co.uk/New window External Subdomain advertise with us

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.motors.co.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.47 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 1 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (341 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 01 May 2021 09:01:02 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
transfer-encodingchunked
connectionkeep-alive
cache-controlno-cache, no-store, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
content-encodinggzip
expires-1
varyAccept-Encoding
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie123 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie123 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie86 Characters
set-cookie255 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie123 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie123 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie129 Characters
set-cookie123 Characters
set-cookie137 Characters
access-control-allow-origin*
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Critically important)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website is not listed on the Shallalist.
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,343 referring domains.
This page has 2,706,150 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,895 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
This page has social activity like shares, comments or likes on facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
(Nice to have)
This website is listed on Webwiki.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

User-agent: *

#Block New and Used Car Detail Pages
Disallow: /newcar-*
Disallow: /car-*
Allow: /car-hacks*
Allow: /car-finance-calculator*
Allow: /car-price-guide*
Allow: /car-tax*

#Temporary Block Of New Cars Section
Disallow: */new-cars/*

#Block Other Redundant URLs and Sections
Disallow: /*redirect
Disallow: /sellnow*
Disallow: /content/CMSHelp/*
Disallow: /styleguide*
Disallow: /Templates/*
Disallow: /news/author*
Disallow: /vehicle/*
Disallow: /sorry*
Disallow: /StaticHtml/*
Disallow: /*/loader/id*
Disallow: /ga-virtual/*
Disallow: */vehicle-list/*

#Block Catch Vehicle Details Case Sensitivity
Disallow: /VehicleDetails.aspx?*
Disallow: /vehicledetails.aspx?*

#Block Pagination and Sort
Disallow: /*?page=*
Disallow: /*?sort=*

#Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://www.motors.co.uk/sitemaps/motors/global-sitemap.xml

User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Allow: /

Facebook popularity

Shares / Likes / Comments
3,431

Only the data for the given URL is shown. We cannot determine the social actions for a linked fan page.

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www.motors.co.uk
Motors.co.uk - buy and sell new & used cars safely
Find your next new or used car for sale in the UK. Use Motors.co.uk Smart Search and browse effortlessly & safely through thousands of the latest cars.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
cars80%Check
Used Cars79%Check
Motors77%Check
Used77%Check
search70%Check
Cars for Sale70%Check
new68%Check
new used cars safely67%Check
sell new used cars65%Check
smart search61%Check
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