2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL (2004) — £14,995 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 12 June 2026 | Fair Oak, Eastleigh
£14,995
28,172 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
44/100
Average
vs Market Average
-36%
Below Market
Value Retention
100/100
Strong Appreciation
Our Verdict
44 /100

This 2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL (2004) is listed at £14,995 by Mark Hopkins Car Sales in Fair Oak. It has 28,172 miles on the clock. At 36% below the market average of £23,330, this looks competitively priced based on 3 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is gaining approximately £4,176/year in value. The listing quality is average — it could benefit from more photos or detailed specifications.

Year 2004
Make MERCEDES-BENZ
Model SL
Trim (2004)
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 28,172 miles
Seats 2
CO2 281 g/km
Euro Status Euro 3
ULEZ Compliant No
All Features & Equipment (13)
NOx (mg/km)0Alloy Wheels (17in)Mirrors External (Electric Heated/Folding)Paint MetallicSpare Wheel (Space Saver)Computer (Driver Information System)Mirrors InternalAdjustable Steering Column/WheelClimate ControlElectric Windows (Front)In Car Entertainment (Radio/Cassette)Steering Wheel Mounted ControlsUpholstery Leather
Below MarketListed at £14,995 vs market average of £23,330 (-36%)
Market Low
£15,000
Market Average
£23,330
Market High
£29,995
Comparables
3 listings

Based on 3 comparable MERCEDES-BENZ SL listings.

Age Depreciation
Strong Appreciation
£2,019/year
Mileage Impact
Strong Appreciation
£1,078/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Strong Appreciation
£4,176/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £12,615 (+£2,380)
Mileage-predicted: £16,427 (£-1,432)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £3,097/yr | 10k mi/yr £4,176/yr | 15k mi/yr £5,254/yr

Based on 104 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

44
Overall Listing Quality
Average — some areas could be improved.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
23/25Good
Photos
71 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
13 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
7 specs provided
5/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
21/25Good
Clear pricing
£14,995
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
71 photos
5/5
Key selling points
13 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
7 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Page HTML not captured — scores are estimated
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
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

Mark Hopkins Car Sales

Fair Oak, Eastleigh SO50 7AJ