1990 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 GTI

Price: £8,990. Fair price: £337 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £9,327, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,562 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 10 November 2026.

AskCar lists 10,971 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,666 UK dealerships, as of 10 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Golf
  • Trim: GTI
  • Version: 1.8 GTI Manual FWD 5dr
  • Year: 1990
  • Mileage: 145,450 miles
  • Fuel: Petrol
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.8 litres
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Red

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 1990 Volkswagen Golf GTI is 145,450 miles. Its asking price of £8,990 is £337 below the AskCar estimate of £9,327. The AskCar estimate uses 10,562 UK dealer adverts for the Volkswagen Golf, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 46 days ago. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 17 April 2009, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Carz-4-U, based in Peterborough. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 10 November 2026.

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Carz-4-U is rated 3.4 out of 5 on Google.

Price

Fair price: £337 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £9,327.

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 10,562 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 10 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 1990 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 46 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 25 September 2026 at £8,990. 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 10 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 17 April 2009; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It failed its MOT on 7 April 2008 (offside rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b); nearside front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a); exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a); and 1 more) and passed 11 days later, on 18 April 2008.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 139,325 miles, which matches the advertised 145,450 miles.

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As of 10 November 2026, AskCar lists 591,054 cars and vans from 12,888 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.