2021 SKODA OCTAVIA — £17,999 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 28 April 2026 | Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
£17,999
58,373 miles | Petrol Plug-In Hybrid | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
82/100
Good
vs Market Average
+38%
Above Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
82 /100

This 2021 SKODA OCTAVIA is listed at £17,999 by Empressive Motor Co Ltd in Dowlais. It has 58,373 miles on the clock. At 38% above the market average of £12,998, this is priced on the higher side compared to 31 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,743/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2021
Make SKODA
Model OCTAVIA
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Blue
Fuel Type Petrol Plug-In Hybrid
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 58,373 miles
Engine 1.4L
All Features & Equipment (113)
Top speed139 mph0 to 606.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)295Engine power (BHP)242Combined (mpg)233.2Cylinders - bore (mm)75TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)80CC1,395Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)26NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant4 Foldable Roof HandlesAero Front Windscreen Wipers with Intermitted FunctionAlcantara Padded Dash Panel with Contrast StitchingAluminium PedalsAuto Dimming Rear View MirrorBlack Roof HeadliningBoot Lid Release from Inside VehicleCarbon Optic Decorative InsertsClimatronic Dual-Zone Air ConditioningDoor Handles - Interior in ChromeDoor Sill Trims with vRS LogoElectric Auxiliary Air HeaterFront Centre ArmrestGlasses Storage CompartmentGloss Black Air Vent SurroundsGlove Compartment - Cooled and IlluminatedHeated Front SeatsHeight Adjustable for Front SeatsLeather Gear Shift LeverLED Interior Light PackLuggage Compartment Light x1Lumbar Support for Front SeatsMechanical Rear Seat ReleaseMicrosuede Padded Dash Panel with Contrast StitchingParcel Shelf - FoldingRear Fog Light on One SideStorage Compartment for Charging Cables under the Luggage Compartment MatSun Visors with MirrorTextile Floor MatsThree Rear Head RestsThree-Spoke Leather Sports Multifunction Steering WheelTicket HolderUmbrella in Door CompartmentUnique Decorative Door Sills Front and RearUnique iV Instrument PanelUnsplit Rear Bench Seat - Split Folding BackrestVirtual Cockpit with 10.25in DisplayVirtual PedalWarning Reflectors in Front Doors19in Alloy Wheels - Altair AnthraciteChrome Exhaust TailpipesElectrically Adjustable - Heated - Folding - Auto-Dimming Door MirrorsExterior Gloss Black Sports StylingFront and Rear Electric WindowsHeated Rear WindscreenIce Scraper in Fuel Filler CapiV Badge on the TailgateRear Privacy GlassRed Brake CalipersTyre Repair KitvRS Exterior Design - Bumpers and SpoilerHeight1476mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4702mmWheelbase2681mmWidth1994mmWidth 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 weight1619 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemACC - Adaptive Cruise ControlAirbag - Curtain - Front Side and Front CentralAirbags - DriverAirbags - Driver KneeAirbags - Front PassengerAlarm with Interior Monitoring - Tilt Sensor and Back Up HornAutomatic Door Unlocking in Case of AccidentAutomatic Fuel Supply Cut-Off in Case of AccidentAutomatic Warning Lights in Case of Emergency BrakingColour Multifunction Trip ComputerDoor Locks with ImmobiliserDrive Mode SelectE-Mode Button for Electric-Hybrid DriveE-Noise Generator for the Electric Drive - Noise is Emitted up to a Speed of 50kmhElectronic Parking BrakeFront and Rear Parking Sensors with Manoeuvre AssistFront and Rear StabilizersFront AssistHill Start AssistISOFIX on Front Passenger Seat and Outer Rear SeatsKeyless Entry and Start-Stop including Rear DoorsLane AssistRemote Central LockingSport Button for Hybrid Drive Delivering Maximum System PerformanceThree-Point Seat Belts in Front and RearTurn AssistTwo Tone HornTyre Pressure MonitorVisual and Acoustic Seat Belt ReminderVoice Control
Above MarketListed at £17,999 vs market average of £12,998 (+38%)
Market Low
£8,695
Market Average
£12,998
Market High
£22,495
Comparables
31 listings

Based on 31 comparable SKODA OCTAVIA listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£557/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£593/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,743/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £13,851 (+£4,148)
Mileage-predicted: £12,929 (+£5,070)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,150/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,743/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,337/yr

Based on 135 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
25 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
113 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
£17,999
8/8
Monthly payment shown
Not shown
0/4
Visual presentation
25 photos
5/5
Key selling points
113 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
Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI IV 13kwh Vrs Hatchback 5dr P
4/4
Meta description
2021 Skoda Octavia Vrs, Automatic, In Blue.....
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
92% of 52 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
10649 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

Empressive Motor Co Ltd

Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2SR