2021 KIA SPORTAGE — £18,380 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 28 April 2026 | Colchester
£18,380
38,000 miles | Petrol | Automatic
Listing Quality
87/100
Good
vs Market Average
+15%
Above Market
Value Retention
25/100
Steep Depreciation
Our Verdict
87 /100

This 2021 KIA SPORTAGE is listed at £18,380 by Velvis Cars in Colchester. It has 38,000 miles on the clock. At 15% above the market average of £16,033, this is priced on the higher side compared to 82 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £4,664/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2021
Make KIA
Model SPORTAGE
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 38,000 miles
Engine 1.6L
Seats 5
CO2 192 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Power 174 BHP
Torque 195 lbs/ft
Top Speed 125 mph
0-60 mph 8.8s
Cylinders 4
Gears 7
Combined MPG 33.2 mpg
Length 4495mm
Width 1855mm
Height 1635mm
Wheelbase 2670mm
Kerb Weight 1637 kg
Highlights
reverse cameraapple car play and more
All Features & Equipment (121)
reverse cameraapple car play and moreTop 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 and Rear Centre ArmrestsFront and Rear Door StorageFront Cabin LED Map Light with Sunglasses CaseFront Door Courtesy ReflectorsFront Seatback PocketsFront Wiper De-IcerGlovebox 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 RailsTinted GlassTMK - Tyre Mobility KitAdvanced 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 - HACImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingInterior Door Lock-Unlock FunctionISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsLane Keep Assist System - LKASRear Parking SensorsReversing Camera SystemSilver Painted Front and Rear Skid PlatesSpeed Limit Information Function - SLIFSpeed Sensing Auto Door LockingTrip ComputerTSA - Trailer Stability AssistTwin Curtain Airbags with Roll-Over SensorTwin Front AirbagsTwin Side Airbags - FrontTyre Pressure Monitoring System - TPMSVisible Vehicle Identification Number - VINWindscreen Washer Level WarningHeight1635mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4495mmWheelbase2670mmWidth1855mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1637 kg
Above MarketListed at £18,380 vs market average of £16,033 (+15%)
Market Low
£8,586
Market Average
£16,033
Market High
£24,999
Comparables
82 listings

Based on 82 comparable KIA SPORTAGE listings.

Age Depreciation
Moderate Depreciation
£1,626/year
Mileage Impact
Steep Depreciation
£1,519/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Steep Depreciation
£4,664/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,854 (+£2,526)
Mileage-predicted: £16,267 (+£2,113)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-3,145/yr | 10k mi/yr £-4,664/yr | 15k mi/yr £-6,183/yr

Based on 361 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

87
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?
24/25Good
Photos
52 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
123 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
19 specs provided (incl. 12 extended)
6/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
21/25Good
Clear pricing
£18,380
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
52 photos
5/5
Key selling points
123 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
19 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Kia Sportage 1.6 T-Gdi Gt-Line Suv 5dr Petrol Dct
4/4
Meta description
2021 Kia Sportage Gt-Line, Automatic, In Blue. ✅Re...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
97% of 67 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
7410 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

Velvis Cars

Colchester CO6 3DN