2015 FORD S-MAX — £8,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 30 April 2026 | Preston
£8,500
78,863 miles | Diesel | Manual | MPV
Listing Quality
92/100
Good
vs Market Average
-13%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
92 /100

This 2015 FORD S-MAX is listed at £8,500 by KIRKHAM PART EXCHANGE CENTRE LTD in Preston. It has 78,863 miles on the clock. At 13% below the market average of £9,726, this looks competitively priced based on 15 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,549/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2015
Make FORD
Model S-MAX
Body Style MPV
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 78,863 miles
Engine 2L
Seats 7
CO2 129 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £197.62/mo
Power 178 BHP
Torque 295 lbs/ft
Top Speed 131 mph
0-60 mph 9.7s
Cylinders 4
Gears 6
Combined MPG 56.5 mpg
Urban MPG 50.4 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 61.4 mpg
Length 4796mm
Width 2137mm
Height 1655mm
Wheelbase 2849mm
Kerb Weight 1651 kg
Highlights
2015 Ford S-MAX 2.0 TDCi Titanium | 7-Seater | 78
All Features & Equipment (123)
2015 Ford S-MAX 2.0 TDCi Titanium | 7-Seater | 78Top speed131 mph0 to 609.7 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)295Engine power (BHP)178Extra Urban (mpg)61.4Urban (mpg)50.4Combined (mpg)56.5Cylinders - bore (mm)79TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC1,997Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)129Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantA-Pillar - Fabric CoveredAir Conditioning - Dual Zone Electronic Automatic Temperature ControlArmrest - Centre ConsoleAutomatic Dimming Rear View MirrorAutomatic Rain Sensing WipersB-Pillar - Fabric CoveredCentre Console - Overhead Short with Stowage Bin and Sunglasses HolderCentre Console - Two Cup HoldersChild Observation MirrorCourtesy Light - Footwell Area-Submarine Lighting and Light in Load CompartmentCourtesy light - For Front Passengers-Overhead with Delayed Switch-offCourtesy light - Front and Rear - 2nd Row Reading LightsCourtesy lights - Illuminated Entry SystemDrivers Seat Lumbar SupportFloor Mats - Carpet - Front and RearFront Seat - Driver Electric Height AdjustmentFamily PackWinter PackGearshift Knob - LeatherHead Restraints - Fully AdjustmentHead Restraints - Rear SeatTitanium X PackKeyless StartLoad Compartment - Tie Down HooksMyKeyPollen FilterRear Air ConditioningRear Bumper - Self Colour - Anti-Scratch PadRear Seats - Three 2nd Row Individual Fold Flat Seats with Height Adjustable Head RestraintsRear Seats - Two 3rd Row Individual Fold Flat Seats with Height Adjustable Head RestraintsSeats - Front SportsSeats - Passenger Lumbar SupportSteering Column - Rake and Reach AdjustmentSteering Wheel - MultifunctionSteering Wheel - Soft Feel Leather-trimmedSunglasses HolderTonneau Cover17in Alloy Wheels - 5x2 SpokeBody Colour Exterior MirrorsBody Colour Side MouldingsBumpers - Self-Coloured Front and RearChrome Finish on Upper Door LineChrome Surround to Side WindowsDoor Handles - Body ColourDoor Mirrors - Puddle LightsDoor Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsElectric Windows - Front and Rear with One Touch DriversExhaust - Dual Chrome FinishFog Light Bezel - Self Colour with Chrome RingFront Lower Grille - Chrome SurroundFront Upper Grille - Chrome - Horizontal BarsHeated Front WindscreenHeated Washer JetsLocking Wheel NutsLower Grille - Self ColourMini Steel Spare WheelPower Fold Door MirrorsRear Privacy GlassRocker Panel Mouldings - Body ColourScuff Plates - Bright Finish Front DoorSolar Reflect WindscreenABS - Anti-lock Braking SystemAirbags - Drivers Knee BolsterAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Front and 2nd Row CurtainAirbags - Side ImpactAlarm - Thatcham Category 1 with Volume Sensing and PerimeterCentral Locking - Keyless EntryCruise Control with Speed LimiterCurve ControlDrivers AirbagEBA - Emergency Brake AssistEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectric Parking BrakeEmergency Brake WarningEmergency Brake Warning - Automatic Hazard Warning LightsActive City StopFord Easy Fuel Capless Refuelling System with Misfuel InhibitorFront Parking SensorsGearshift Indicator LightIPS - Intelligent Protection SystemISOFIX Child Safety Seat Attachments on 2nd Row Outer SeatsLane Keeping Aid with Auto Headlights and Rain Sensing Front WipersParking Sensor - RearPower Rear Door Child LocksRSC - Roll Stability ControlTSR - Traffic Sign RecognitionTraction Control - TCTrip ComputerTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemVoice Control - AudioHeight1655mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4796mmWheelbase2849mmWidth2137mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats7Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1651 kg
Below MarketListed at £8,500 vs market average of £9,726 (-13%)
Market Low
£4,499
Market Average
£9,726
Market High
£15,500
Comparables
15 listings

Based on 15 comparable FORD S-MAX listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,059/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£745/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,549/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £8,513 (£-13)
Mileage-predicted: £10,493 (£-1,993)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,804/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,549/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,294/yr

Based on 49 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

92
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?
25/25Good
Photos
59 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
123 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
22 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£8,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£197.62/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
59 photos
5/5
Key selling points
123 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
22 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Ford S-Max 2.0 TDCI Titanium MPV 5dr Diesel Manual
4/4
Meta description
2015 Ford S-Max Titanium, Manual, In Blue. MOT MAY...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 75 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
8873 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

KIRKHAM PART EXCHANGE CENTRE LTD

Preston PR4 2RE