2008 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI GT Sport
Price: £2,980. Good value: £551 (15%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,531, 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: GT Sport
- Version: 1.4 TSI GT Sport Manual FWD Euro 4 5dr
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 81,600 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.4 litres
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Red
- CO2: 174 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
At 81,600 miles, this 2008 Volkswagen Golf GT Sport has covered about 15,900 fewer miles than other 2008 Volkswagen Golf cars. Its asking price of £2,980 is £551 below the AskCar estimate of £3,531. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,393 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 43 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is House of Cars, based in Slough. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £551 (15%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,531.
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.
A 2008 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £3,000: the median of the 13 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2008 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 43 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 20 September 2026 at £2,980. 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 15 June 2027.
It has had 19 MOTs. The latest, on 4 June 2026, passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 81,065 miles, which matches the advertised 81,600 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 15,900 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
Similar cars
3 other 2008 Volkswagen Golf GT Sport 1.4 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £3,000, as of 2 November 2026.
The 3 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf GT Sport, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 100,095 miles. Price: £1,990, £990 less than this car. Dealer: R & R Cars in Slough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2008-22b5fc3165c8
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf GT Sport, 1.4 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 113,000 miles. Price: £3,000, the same price as this car. Dealer: Evans Parker in Chichester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2008-bd4c02aa5f76
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf GT Sport, 1.4 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 178,000 miles. Price: £1,495, £1,485 less than this car. Dealer: Birmingham Cars in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2008-cb9f19835789
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Photos
24 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.