2008 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 FSI Match
Price: £2,495. Fair price: £188 (7%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,684, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,393 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.
AskCar lists 10,849 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,661 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Trim: Match
- Version: 1.6 FSI Match Manual FWD Euro 4 5dr (113 bhp)
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 97,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.6 litres, 113 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Blue
- CO2: 161 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
The advertised mileage for this 2008 Volkswagen Golf Match is 97,000 miles. Priced at £2,495, it is advertised £188 below the AskCar estimate of £2,684. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,393 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 68 days. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is advertised by AutoMart Car Sales in Sunbury on Thames. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Fair price: £188 (7%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,684.
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 10,393 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
The dealer may accept less. This 2008 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 68 days. About half of 2008 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 35 of the 64 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 26 August 2026 at £2,495. 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 2 November 2026: valid until 28 February 2027.
It has had 19 MOTs. The latest, on 13 February 2026, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: offside front tyre slightly damaged outer sidewall; offside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; nearside front lower suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush; and 3 more.
Mileage at that test: 96,953 miles, which matches the advertised 97,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 500 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
Similar cars
2 other 2008 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,495 to £3,240, as of 2 November 2026.
The 2 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 129,750 miles. Price: £2,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: London Road Cars in Devizes. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2008-42c8e17cc72a
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 57,893 miles. Price: £3,240, £745 more than this car. Dealer: Harlington Motor Company in Hayes. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2008-2ef3698cd61d
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Photos
69 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
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