2008 Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI Match

Price: £1,990. Fair price: £4 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £1,994, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,674 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 6 November 2026.

AskCar lists 11,123 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,693 UK dealerships, as of 6 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Golf
  • Trim: Match
  • Version: 1.9 TDI Match DSG FWD Euro 4 5dr (103 bhp)
  • Year: 2008
  • Mileage: 183,367 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.9 litres, 103 bhp
  • Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Black
  • CO2: 153 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 4

About this car

At 183,367 miles, this 2008 Volkswagen Golf Match has covered about 90,000 more miles than other 2008 Volkswagen Golf cars. The AskCar estimate for this car is £1,994. It is priced at £1,990, which is £4 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,674 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. This car was first seen in our listings data 6 days ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Automotive Exchange in Hounslow. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

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Price

Fair price: £4 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £1,994.

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 10,674 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2008 Volkswagen Golf advertised 6 days ago. About 6 in 10 of 2008 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 37 of the 67 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 31 October 2026 at £1,490. Its asking price is now £1,990, £500 more.

Price changes recorded:

  • 31 October 2026: £1,490
  • 4 November 2026: £1,990

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 7 January 2027.

It failed its MOT on 18 December 2025 (nearside front inner tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: front exhaust mounting defective; central rear seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; and 8 more.

Mileage at that test: 179,415 miles, which matches the advertised 183,367 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 90,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

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As of 6 November 2026, AskCar lists 598,752 cars and vans from 12,905 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.