2021 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER — £18,500 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 13 April 2026 | Newton Abbot
£18,500
48,470 miles | Diesel | Manual | Panel Van
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
-35%
Below Market
Value Retention
80/100
Holding Value
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2021 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER is listed at £18,500 by Abbot Commercials Ltd in Newton Abbot. It has 48,470 miles on the clock. At 35% below the market average of £28,536, this looks competitively priced based on 40 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £165/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2021
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model TRANSPORTER
Body Style Panel Van
Colour White
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 48,470 miles
Engine 2L
All Features & Equipment (72)
Top speed102 mph0 to 6015.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)184Engine power (BHP)108Combined (mpg)39.8Cylinders - bore (mm)81TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)95CC1,968Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)186Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAllergen FilterArmrest - DriversDash Panel with Open Stowage Compartments - Drink Holders and Lockable GloveboxElectronically Controlled Heating SystemFolding Grab Handles on Roof FrameHalf-Height Side Trim Panels and Roof Trim Panels made of HardboardHeavy-Duty Tool Kit and JackHeight Adjustment for Driver Seat in - ManualIlluminated Instruments - DimmableInterior Lighting with LED Technology in Load and Passenger CompartmentLeather-Wrapped Multi-Function Steering WheelLED Interior Lighting - 2 Reading Lights in the Roof ConsoleManual Sliding Door Passenger SideRear Wing Doors Without WindowsReinforced Lashing Rings - 8Rubber Floor Covering in CabSeats - Dual Passenger in CabSun Visor with Ticket Holder on Drivers Side and Airbag Label on Passengers Side16in Steel Wheels - 20-Hole StyleBlack Door Mirrors and Door HandlesBumpers - GreyDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - FrontHeat Insulating Glass in CabRadiator Grille with Double Chrome Trim StripSteel Spare Wheel with Original Equipment TyreHeight1990mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength5304mmWheelbase3400mmWidth2297mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats3Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1976 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemASR - Anti Slip RegulationBAS - Brake Assist SystemCrosswind AssistCruise Control with Speed LimiterDriver Alert SystemDrivers and Front Passengers Airbags with Front Passenger Airbag Deactivation SwitchEDL - Electronic Differential LockElectronic Engine ImmobiliserESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeForward Collision Warning - Front Assist with Autonomous Emergency BrakingHill Start AssistMulti-Function Display PlusRemote Central Locking with 2 Remote Folding KeysSingle Tone HornWarning Light and Buzzer for Front Seat Belt if Unfastened
Below MarketListed at £18,500 vs market average of £28,536 (-35%)
Market Low
£15,750
Market Average
£28,536
Market High
£45,995
Comparables
40 listings

Based on 40 comparable VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER listings.

Age Depreciation
Slight Appreciation
£468/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£317/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Holding Value
£165/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £26,485 (£-7,985)
Mileage-predicted: £28,379 (£-9,879)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £152/yr | 10k mi/yr £-165/yr | 15k mi/yr £-482/yr

Based on 191 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
32 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
72 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
£18,500
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
32 photos
5/5
Key selling points
72 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
Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Lwb 2.0 TDI 1
4/4
Meta description
2021 Volkswagen Transporter Startline, Manual, In ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
97% of 66 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
7290 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

Abbot Commercials Ltd

Newton Abbot TQ12 4PB