2021 KIA SPORTAGE — £16,000 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 28 April 2026 | South Kirkby, Pontefract
£16,000
53,265 miles | Petrol | Automatic | SUV
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
+21%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2021 KIA SPORTAGE is listed at £16,000 by Appleyard Cars in South Kirkby. It has 53,265 miles on the clock. At 21% above the market average of £13,250, this is priced on the higher side compared to 98 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,313/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2021
Make KIA
Model SPORTAGE
Body Style SUV
Colour Phantom Black
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 53,265 miles
Engine 1.6L
All Features & Equipment (117)
Top speed125 mph0 to 608.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)195Engine power (BHP)174Combined (mpg)33.2Cylinders - bore (mm)77TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)85CC1,591Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)192Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant3 x Passenger Assist Grips60-40 Split Folding Rear SeatsAll-Round Height Adjustable HeadrestsAluminium PedalsAuto Dimming Rear-View MirrorCentre Cabin LightCentre Console Storage BoxCentre Fascia - Black High GlossChrome Boot Sill GuardCoat Hooks - RearCupholders in Rear ArmrestDriver and Passenger Sunvisors with Vanity Mirror and IlluminationDrivers Seat Manual Height AdjusterDrivers Seat Power Lumbar SupportDual Automatic Air ConditioningFront Cabin LED Map Light with Sunglasses CaseFront Door Courtesy ReflectorsFront Seatback PocketsFront Wiper De-IcerFront and Rear Centre ArmrestsFront and Rear Door StorageGlovebox with IlluminationHead Rests - Front ActiveHeadlining - BlackHeated Front and Outer Rear SeatsLeather Trimmed Door ArmrestsLeather Trimmed GearshiftLuggage Area LightLuggage Area Load CoverLuggage Net HooksRain Sensing Front WipersRear Ventilation DuctSatin Chrome Interior Door HandlesSteering Wheel - D-Shaped Sports Leather with Perforated Inserts and GT-Line LogoSteering Wheel - Paddle ShiftSteering Wheel Mounted Audio ControlsTilt and Telescopic Steering Wheel Adjustment19in Alloy Wheels - GT LineAll-Round Electric Windows with Drivers Auto Up-Down FunctionAluminium Door Scuff PlatesBlack Wheel Arch Body Mouldings and Side Sills with Dark Chrome InsertBody Coloured Door MirrorsBody Coloured Exterior Door Handles with Chrome InsertChrome Window SurroundsDark Chrome Front Bumper InsertDark Chrome Front Grille SurroundDrivers Wide View Door MirrorElectrically Folding-Adjustable and Heated Door Mirrors with LED IndicatorsExhaust - DualHigh Gloss Black Blade Mesh Radiator GrilleLocking Wheel NutsRear SpoilerRoof RailsTMK - Tyre Mobility KitTinted GlassHeight1635mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4495mmWheelbase2670mmWidth1855mmWidth 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 weight1637 kgAdvanced Anti-Theft System including Immobiliser and AlarmAll-Round 3-Point SeatbeltsAnti-Lock Braking System - ABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution - EBDChild Safety Rear Door LocksCruise Control with Speed LimiterDoor DeadlocksDrive Mode SelectDriver Attention Warning - DAWElectronic Parking BrakeElectronic Stability Control - ESC - with Downhill Brake Control - DBCEmergency Stop Signalling - ESSEngine Start-Stop Button with Smart Entry SystemFront Parking SensorsFront Passenger Airbag Cut Off SwitchFront Seatbelt Height AdjustersGear Shift IndicatorHill-Start Assist Control - HACISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingInterior Door Lock-Unlock FunctionLane Keep Assist System - LKASRear Parking SensorsReversing Camera SystemSilver Painted Front and Rear Skid PlatesSpeed Limit Information Function - SLIFSpeed Sensing Auto Door LockingTSA - Trailer Stability AssistTrip ComputerTwin Curtain Airbags with Roll-Over SensorTwin Front AirbagsTwin Side Airbags - FrontTyre Pressure Monitoring System - TPMSVisible Vehicle Identification Number - VINWindscreen Washer Level Warning
Above MarketListed at £16,000 vs market average of £13,250 (+21%)
Market Low
£8,495
Market Average
£13,250
Market High
£19,940
Comparables
98 listings

Based on 98 comparable KIA SPORTAGE listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£1,626/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£344/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,313/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,854 (+£146)
Mileage-predicted: £13,240 (+£2,760)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,969/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,313/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,656/yr

Based on 361 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
47 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
117 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
£16,000
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
47 photos
5/5
Key selling points
117 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
Kia Sportage 1.6 T-Gdi Gt-Line Suv Automatic 5 Doo
4/4
Meta description
2021 Kia Sportage Gt-Line, Automatic, In Black. BA...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
97% of 58 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
7432 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