2014 Mercedes-Benz SLK — £11,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | South Kirkby, Pontefract
£11,500
41,727 miles | Diesel | Automatic | Roadster
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
-12%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLK is listed at £11,500 by Appleyard Cars in South Kirkby. It has 41,727 miles on the clock. At 12% below the market average of £13,094, this looks competitively priced based on 20 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,620/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2014
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model SLK
Body Style Roadster
Colour Diamond Silver
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 41,727 miles
Engine 2.1L
All Features & Equipment (99)
Panoramic Vario Roof £410AIRSCARF - Neck Level Heating System £395Heated Front Seats £330Rain Sensing Windscreen Wipers £95Diamond Silver £645Total value of factory fitted extras £1,875Top speed151 mph0 to 606.7 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)369Engine power (BHP)201Extra Urban (mpg)65.7Urban (mpg)45.6Combined (mpg)56.5Cylinders - bore (mm)83TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)99CC2,143Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)132Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneNon CompliantRain Sensing Windscreen WipersHeated Front SeatsAIRSCARF - Neck Level Heating SystemAir ConditioningCentre Armrest - FrontDoor Sill Panels - Mercedes-Benz LetteringFloor Mats - AMGHead Restraints - Front Seats - Neck-Pro ActiveInstrument Cluster with Chequered Flag DesignLockable Glove CompartmentPollen FilterRemote Boot ReleaseRoof Lining - BlackSeats - Height AdjustersSeats - SportsSports Pedals - Stainless Steel with Rubber StudsSteering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke-Multi-Function-Nappa LeatherSteering Wheel - Gear Shift PaddlesSteering Wheel - Multi-FunctionSteering Wheel - Sports - Flat Bottom DesignTrim - Brushed AluminiumPanoramic Vario Roof18in Alloy Wheels - AMG 5 Spoke DesignAMG Bodystyling - Front and Rear Apron - Side SkirtsDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - FrontElectro-Hydraulic Vario-RoofExhaust System - Two Chrome TailpipesHeadlights with Dark Surround and Dark Tinted Tail LightsLocking Wheel BoltsPerforated Front Brake Discs and Brake Calipers with Mercedes-Benz LetteringTinted Glass - GreenTirefit Tyre Sealant KitWind Deflector - FabricHeight1301mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4134mmWheelbase2430mmWidth2006mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats2Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1590 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemASR - Acceleration Skid ControlATTENTION AssistActive Bonnet - Pedestrian Safety MeasureAdaptive Brake LampsAdaptive Brake System with Full Hold FunctionAirbags - Dual Stage - DriverAirbags - Dual Stage - Front PassengerAirbags - Head for Driver and Front PassengerAlarm System with Interior ProtectionAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorBAS - Brake AssistBrake Pad Wear IndicatorCentral Controller Dial to Operate Audio and Telephone FunctionsCruise Control with SPEEDTRONIC Variable Speed LimiterESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectric Parking BrakeFirst Aid KitImmobiliserOutside Temperature GaugePre-Safe Anticipatory Safety SystemRemote Central LockingRoll Over ProtectionSeat Belt Pre-Tensioners - FrontService Indicator ASSYSTSidebags for Driver and Front PassengerTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemWarning Triangle
Below MarketListed at £11,500 vs market average of £13,094 (-12%)
Market Low
£8,990
Market Average
£13,094
Market High
£32,000
Comparables
20 listings

Based on 20 comparable Mercedes-Benz SLK listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,043/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£289/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,620/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £10,095 (+£1,405)
Mileage-predicted: £10,833 (+£667)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,332/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,620/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,909/yr

Based on 55 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

82
Overall Listing Quality
Good — this listing is well-presented and informative.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
23/25Good
Photos
48 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
99 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
6 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
19/25Good
Clear pricing
£11,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
48 photos
5/5
Key selling points
99 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
6 specs provided
2/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Mercedes-Benz Slk 2.1 Slk250 CDI Amg Sport Convert
4/4
Meta description
2014 Mercedes-Benz Slk Amg Sport, Automatic, In Si...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
97% of 59 images have alt text
3/3
Clean URL structure
SEO-friendly URL
3/3
Heading structure
1 H1 tag(s)
3/3
Indexability
Page is indexable
2/2
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
18/25Good
Schema.org Vehicle markup
Vehicle/Car structured data found
6/6
Static HTML content
Vehicle data present in static HTML
5/5
Semantic HTML structure
Generic div/span markup — harder for AI to parse
1/4
Content depth
7200 words of text content
4/4
AI crawler access
Cloudflare detected — may block GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot
0/3
Bot-friendly
Assumed accessible — robots.txt not checked
2/3
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

Appleyard Cars

South Kirkby, Pontefract WF9 3NR