Motors.co.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
85% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.47 s
File size
344.40 kB
Words
825
Media files
14
Number of links
110 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Motors.co.uk - buy and sell nearly new & used cars simply
The domain is used in the page's title.
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 through thousands of the latest cars.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (882 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 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)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 825 words. That's ok.
29.9% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.07 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 8 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 17 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
...2757DDE06F37/ux/images/home/hero-480.jpgSearch Panel
...6F37/ux/images/home/smart-search-cta.jpgSmart Serach
...06F37/ux/images/home/home-perfectcar.jpgcar driving
...F37/ux/images/home/home-historycheck.jpgcars in showroom
...37/ux/images/home/marketing-promo-sl.jpgSearch Less, Live More
...7/ux/images/home/marketing-promo-itk.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
...6E039422757DDE06F37/ux/icons/youtube.svgYou Tube
...422757DDE06F37/ux/icons/twitter-grey.svgTwitter
...22757DDE06F37/ux/icons/facebook-grey.svgFacebook
...039422757DDE06F37/ux/icons/instagram.svgInstagram
...039422757DDE06F37/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 How to Car – with Ellie Taylor
H3 How to Car - From those in the Know
H3 Hyundai teases new IONIQ 6 EV
H3 Old Audi e-tron batteries given a second life in Indian rickshaws
H3 Dacia updates full range with latest brand identity
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
/search/van/Used vans
/used-vans/local/VansBy location
/used-vans/manufacturers/VansBy manufacturer
/used-vans/dealers/VansBy dealer
/search/van/Browse all used vans
/sell-my-car/Sell homepage
/sell-my-car/car-valuation/Car valuation
/sell-my-car/part-exchange/Part exchange
/sell-my-car/car-selling-tips/Car selling tips
/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 Guides hub
https://news.motors.co.uk/advice/External Subdomain Advice
https://news.motors.co.uk/elec...External Subdomain Electric & Hybrid cars
https://news.motors.co.uk/best...External Subdomain Best cars
https://news.motors.co.uk/news/External Subdomain News
/used-cars/Used car smart search
/car-finance-calculator/Car finance calculator
/car-price-guide/Car price guide
/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 We make finding the right car simple At Motors.co.uk what matters to us is making your car search and buying experience as simple as possible, so you can fin...
IMG-ALT Search Less, Live 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/how-...New window External Subdomain How to Car - From those in the Know Welcome to our new Q&A series How to Car - From those 'In the Know', a place where you can ask our panellists absolutely ...
IMG-ALT cars in showroom
https://news.motors.co.uk/hyun...New window External Subdomain Hyundai teases new IONIQ 6 EV New IONIQ 6 will grow brand’s range of bespoke EVs Read more
https://news.motors.co.uk/old-...New window External Subdomain Old Audi e-tron batteries given a second life in Indian rickshaws Audi is exploring how old batteries can be used elsewhere Read more
https://news.motors.co.uk/daci...New window External Subdomain Dacia updates full range with latest brand identity New Dacia models feature brand’s ‘Link’ emblem Read more
/ford/fiesta/used-cars/Ford Fiesta
/ford/focus/used-cars/Ford Focus
/volkswagen/golf/used-cars/Volkswagen Golf
/nissan/qashqai/used-cars/Nissan Qashqai
/vauxhall/corsa/used-cars/Vauxhall Corsa
/ford/kuga/used-cars/Ford Kuga
/bmw/3-series/used-cars/BMW 3 Series
/vauxhall/astra/used-cars/Vauxhall Astra
/bmw/1-series/used-cars/BMW 1 Series
/mercedes-benz/c-class/used-cars/Mercedes-Benz C Class
/volkswagen/polo/used-cars/Volkswagen Polo
/mini/hatch/used-cars/MINI Hatch
/audi/a3/used-cars/Audi A3
/nissan/juke/used-cars/Nissan Juke
/mercedes-benz/a-class/used-cars/Mercedes-Benz A Class
/kia/sportage/used-cars/Kia Sportage
/fiat/500/used-cars/Fiat 500
/land-rover/range-rover-evoque...Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
/volkswagen/tiguan/used-cars/Volkswagen Tiguan
/peugeot/208/used-cars/Peugeot 208
/ford/used-cars/Text duplicate Ford
/vauxhall/used-cars/Text duplicate Vauxhall
/audi/used-cars/Text duplicate Audi
/bmw/used-cars/Text duplicate BMW
/volkswagen/used-cars/Text duplicate Volkswagen
/mercedes-benz/used-cars/Text duplicate Mercedes-Benz
/nissan/used-cars/Text duplicate Nissan
/land-rover/used-cars/Land Rover
/peugeot/used-cars/Text duplicate Peugeot
/renault/used-cars/Renault
/kia/used-cars/Kia
/toyota/used-cars/Text duplicate Toyota
/citroen/used-cars/Text duplicate Citroen
/hyundai/used-cars/Hyundai
/mini/used-cars/MINI
/skoda/used-cars/Skoda
/honda/used-cars/Honda
/seat/used-cars/SEAT
/jaguar/used-cars/Jaguar
/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/User Privacy Notice
/cookies-policy/Cookie Notice
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 8 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 (344 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 21 Jun 2022 14:22:22 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-cookie85 Characters
set-cookie129 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*
content-security-policyupgrade-insecure-requests
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,296 referring domains.
This page has 1,538,007 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,526 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 3971 shares, comments and 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: /

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Used Cars78%Check
cars78%Check
Motors77%Check
Used76%Check
Search used cars73%Check
search70%Check
Cars for Sale69%Check
new68%Check
smart search61%Check
Cars Vans59%Check
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