2018 FORD ECOSPORT — £8,300 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 1 May 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£8,300
48,510 miles | Petrol | Manual | SUV
Listing Quality
77/100
Good
vs Market Average
+9%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
77 /100

This 2018 FORD ECOSPORT is listed at £8,300 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 48,510 miles on the clock. At 9% above the market average of £7,581, this is priced on the higher side compared to 54 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,980/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make FORD
Model ECOSPORT
Body Style SUV
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 48,510 miles
Engine 1L
All Features & Equipment (114)
Top speed111 mph0 to 6011.0 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)125Engine power (BHP)123Extra Urban (mpg)60.1Urban (mpg)45.6Combined (mpg)53.3Cylinders - bore (mm)72TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)82CC999Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)119Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAdjustable Boot Load FloorAir Conditioning - Electronic Automatic Temperature Control - EATCAmbient Lighting - Instrument Panel and FootwellAnalogue Instrument ClusterAuto-Dimming Electrochromic Rear-View MirrorCentre Console Cup Holder with Chrome AccentCentre Console with Covered Bin and Sliding ArmrestCourtesy Light - Front with Two Map LightsCourtesy Light - RearDoor Frame Beltline - BlackDriver Seat Manual Height- Fore/Aft and Seatback Angle Adjustment and ReclinerDriver Seat Manual Rotary Knob Lumbar Support AdjustmentDriver and Passengers Sun Visor with Covered Vanity Mirror and Ticket Strip on Drivers SideDrivers Stowage GloveboxFront Seat - Passenger Manual - Fore-Aft and Recline AdjustmentFront Seat - Under Passenger Seat StowageFront Seats - 2-Way Head Restraint Up-DownFront Seats - Seat-Back Map PocketsFront and Rear Floor Mats with Red StitchingFront and Rear Folding Grab HandlesFull Length Overhead Console with Sunglasses HolderGearshift Knob - Leather-Trimmed with Black Insert and Aluminium-Finish Ring and Red StitchingGlovebox with Cool Bin - Lid and IlluminationHandbrake Grip - Leather-Trimmed with Red StitchingHeight Lumbar Adjustment on Drivers SeatKeyless Start with Ford Power Start ButtonLeather Handbrake and GearknobLoad Compartment - LightsLoad Compartment CarpetLoad Compartment Side Trim Incorporating Shopping HooksMyKeyRake Adjustable Rear SeatRear Seat - Fold and Tumble 60-40 Split - Split BackRear Seats - 2-Way Head Restraint Up-DownRear Seats - Centre Head Restraint - Up-DownSoft Instrument Panel CoverSports Pedals with Stainless Steel InsertsSteering Column - Rake and Reach AdjustmentSteering Wheel - Perforated Leather-Trimmed with Chrome Inserts and Red StitchingThreshold Plates - Front Stainless Steel with ST LogoTie-Down HooksWipers - Front - Automatic with Rain Sensor17in Alloy Wheels - 5 Spoke Dark TarnishBlack Headlight BezelDoor Handles - Body ColourDoor Mirrors - Body Colour HousingDoor Mirrors - Power-Foldable Heated with Integrated Side Indicator and Puddle LightsFront Fog Lights and Turn Indication Light Bezel - Body ColourFront Grille Bars and Surround - Ebony BlackFront and Rear Bumper - Body Colour with Dark Sport InsertLarge Rear SpoilerLower Body Side - Door Claddings - Body ColourPower Front and Rear Windows with Global Opening-ClosingQuickclear Heated Front Windscreen with Heated Washer JetsRocker Panel and Side Cladding - Body Colour ST-Line DesignRoof Rails - Black Painted FinishST-Line Bumpers and Side SkirtsST-Line Front GrilleST-Line Styled Rear LightsTyre Repair KitHeight1713mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4096mmWheelbase2519mmWidth2057mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1324 kgAirbags - CurtainAirbags - Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - Drivers KneeAirbags - Front Passenger De-Activation SwitchAlarm - Thatcham Category 1 with Volume Sensing and PerimeterAnti-Lock Braking System - ABS with Electronic Stability Control - ESCChild LocksCruise ControlESP - Electronic Stability Programme with Hill Launch AssistEngine ImmobiliserFord Easy Fuel - Capless Refuelling SystemFront Seats - 3 Point Seat Belts with Load Limiter and Seatbelt Height AdjustGear Shift IndicatorIPS - Intelligent Protection SystemManual Parking BrakeRear Seats - Retractable Rear Seat Belt - 3-Point All PositionsRear View Camera with Rear Parking SensorsRemote Central LockingSeat Belt Reminder System - Drivers and Front PassengersSeats - ISOFIX Mounting Provision for Child Seats - Outer Seats OnlySide Impact Door BeamsTrip ComputerTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemWipers - Rear Wash-Wipe - Intermittent
Above MarketListed at £8,300 vs market average of £7,581 (+9%)
Market Low
£4,695
Market Average
£7,581
Market High
£10,680
Comparables
54 listings

Based on 54 comparable FORD ECOSPORT listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£747/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£617/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,980/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £8,053 (+£247)
Mileage-predicted: £8,167 (+£133)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,364/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,980/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,597/yr

Based on 143 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

77
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?
18/25Good
Photos
8 photos
5/10
Features & key selling points
114 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
6 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
17/25Average
Clear pricing
£8,300
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
8 photos
3/5
Key selling points
114 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
Ford Ecosport 1.0t Ecoboost St-Line Suv 5dr Petrol
4/4
Meta description
2018 Ford Ecosport St-Line, Manual, In Silver. SER...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
89% of 36 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?
20/25Good
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
Spec data in structured elements
3/4
Content depth
9409 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

Hammond Cars

Bury Rd, Ipswich IP1 5QL