2021 Volvo XC40 1.5 R Design

Overview

• Make: Volvo
• Model: XC40
• Trim: R Design
• Version: 1.5 10.7kWh h Recharge R Design Auto FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 39,198 miles
• Fuel: Plug-in hybrid (petrol)
• Body: SUV, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Automatic
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 48 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volvo XC40 R Design is advertised with 39,198 miles, approximately 2,900 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £19,500. It is priced at £20,990, which is £1,490 above that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 4,785 Volvo XC40 adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 4 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Lipscomb Volvo Maidstone in Aylesford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £1,490 (7%) over the AskCar estimate of £19,500.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 4,785 priced Volvo XC40 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2021 Volvo XC40 with the 1.5 plug-in hybrid engine is typically advertised at £18,600: the median of the 344 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2021 Volvo XC40 advertised 4 days ago. About half of 2021 Volvo XC40 cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 414 of the 794 first advertised between 9 July 2026 and 2 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 1 November 2026 at £20,990. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 5 November 2026: valid until 29 September 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 25 September 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 38,456 miles, which matches the advertised 39,198 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 2,900 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2021 Volvo XC40 on AskCar.

Similar cars

34 other 2021 Volvo XC40 R Design 1.5 plug-in hybrid automatic SUVs are for sale at UK dealers, from £12,995 to £23,495, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volvo XC40 R Design, 1.5 plug-in hybrid SUV, black. Mileage: 39,000 miles. Price: £18,395, £2,595 less than this car. Dealer: G&M Car Sales in Doncaster. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volvo-xc40-2021-ad39413c206d
• 2021 Volvo XC40 R Design, 1.5 plug-in hybrid SUV, red. Mileage: 39,508 miles. Price: £19,020, £1,970 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World West Malling in West Malling. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volvo-xc40-2021-ce242387cb25
• 2021 Volvo XC40 R Design, 1.5 plug-in hybrid SUV, silver. Mileage: 38,364 miles. Price: £19,990, £1,000 less than this car. Dealer: Waylands Newbury in Newbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volvo-xc40-2021-1b3a973ff780

• The nearest: 2021 Volvo XC40 R Design, 1.5 plug-in hybrid SUV, black, 6 miles from this car. Mileage: 36,402 miles. Price: £18,290, £2,700 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World West Malling in West Malling. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volvo-xc40-2021-04bf963c3b18