2021 VOLVO XC40 — £22,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 5 April 2026 | Bury Rd, Ipswich
£22,500
22,448 miles | Petrol Plug-In Hybrid | Automatic | SUV
Listing Quality
84/100
Good
vs Market Average
-2%
Fair Price
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
84 /100

This 2021 VOLVO XC40 is listed at £22,500 by Hammond Cars in Bury Rd. It has 22,448 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £23,069 based on 29 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,172/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2021
Make VOLVO
Model XC40
Body Style SUV
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Petrol Plug-In Hybrid
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 22,448 miles
Engine 1.5L
All Features & Equipment (126)
Climate Pack £725Denim Blue £585Park Assist £575Parking Camera 360 Surround View with Autodimming Exterior Rear View Mirrors £600Power Glass Tilt and Slide Panoramic Sunroof with Sun Curtain £1,000Smartphone Integration includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto - with 2 Type A x USB Hub £300Wireless-Inductive Mobile Phone Charging £200Total value of factory fitted extras £3,985Top speed112 mph0 to 608.2 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)181Engine power (BHP)208Combined (mpg)134.5Cylinders - bore (mm)82TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)93CC1,477Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)48Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant2-Zone Electronic Climate Control and Rear Air VentsA-Pillar Parking Ticket HolderAmbient Door and Instrument Panel LightingAutodimming Interior MirrorCentre Console Cupholders and StorageCutting Edge Aluminium InlaysFront Aluminium Tread PlatesFront Door Pocket and Front Cupholder IlluminationFront Footwell IlluminationFront Reading Lights and Theatre LightingFront Seat Cushion ExtensionsFront Tunnel Net Pocket and Integrated Waste BinGear Knob - LeatherGlovebox Bag HookGlovebox Compartment IlluminationHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering ColumnHeight and Tilt Adjustable Driver SeatHigh Gloss Centre Tunnel DecoIlluminated Vanity MirrorsKeyless StartLoad Protection NetLuggage Compartment IlluminationMulti-Directional Lumbar SupportMulticolour Theatre LightingPower Operated TailgateRain Sensor - Automatic Windscreen Wiper ActivationRear Armrest with Storage and CupholdersRear Clothes HookRear Reading and Courtesy LightsSeats - Passenger Height AdjustmentSports Floor MatsSports PedalsSports Tailored Steering WheelSteering Wheel Remote Infotainment ControlsTailgate IlluminationUnderfloor Cargo StorageVanity Mirrors with Ticket HolderVersatile Split Folding Rear Seats - 60-4019in Alloy Wheels - 5 Double Spoke - Diamond Cut - Matt BlackAutofolding Heated Power Door MirrorsBlack Stone Door MirrorsBlack Stone RoofDark Tinted Windows - Rear Side Windows and Cargo AreaFront and Rear Power WindowsHigh Gloss Black Deco Lower Front BumperHigh Gloss Black Mesh Front Grille with SurroundHigh Gloss Black Window Trim SurroundLocking Wheel NutsRecharging Port Located in Nearside Front WingRoof Rails - Integrated High Gloss BlackRoof SpoilerTyre Sealant Kit and CompressorHeight1632mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4425mmWheelbase2702mmWidth1873mmWidth 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 weight1741 kg12.3in Active TFT Crystal Drivers Information DisplayAdaptive Brake Lights including High Level LED Brake LightAnti-Theft Alarm including Immobiliser - Volume Sensor and Level SensorCare Key with User Defined Top SpeedCity SafetyCruise ControlDrive Mode SettingsDriver Knee AirbagDual Stage Driver and Passenger AirbagsFirst Aid KitHigh Gloss Black Front and Rear Skid PlateHill Descent ControlHill Start AssistIC - Inflatable Curtains - Full LengthISOFIX Attachment - Outer Rear SeatsKey Integrated Remote Control Central Locking including Fuel Flap with Deadlocking System and Auto Open-Close Power WindowsLane Keeping Aid with Driver Alert ControlLow Speed Exterior Sound SpeakerMechanical Child Locks - Rear DoorsOncoming Lane MitigationPassenger Airbag Cut-Off SwitchPower Parking Brake with Auto Hold FunctionPrivate Locking for TailgateRear Park AssistRoad Sign Information DisplayRun-Off Road MitigationRun-Off Road ProtectionSIPS - Side Impact Protection SystemSIPS Airbags - Front SeatsSeatbelt Reminder and PretensionersSlippery Road and Hazard Light AlertStability and Traction ControlTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVehicle Deceleration ControlVisible VIN PlateVoice Activated Control for Key FunctionsWHIPS - Whiplash Protection System - Front SeatsWarning Triangle
At MarketListed at £22,500 vs market average of £23,069 (-2%)
Market Low
£17,996
Market Average
£23,069
Market High
£28,989
Comparables
29 listings

Based on 29 comparable VOLVO XC40 listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£612/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£780/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,172/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £19,153 (+£3,347)
Mileage-predicted: £22,805 (£-305)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,392/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,172/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,953/yr

Based on 126 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

84
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
30 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
126 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
£22,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
30 photos
5/5
Key selling points
126 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
Volvo Xc40 1.5h T4 Recharge 10.7kwh R-Design Suv 5
4/4
Meta description
2021 Volvo Xc40 R-Design, Automatic, In Blue. SERV...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
95% of 80 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
9522 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.

Independent review — we are not affiliated with the dealer.

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About the Dealer

Hammond Cars

Bury Rd, Ipswich IP1 5QL