2011 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Version: 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (103 bhp)
• Year: 2011
• Mileage: 140,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 99 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2011 Volkswagen Golf has covered 140,000 miles, around 55,500 more miles than is typical for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £2,639. It is priced at £2,150, which is £489 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,545 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. This car was first seen in our listings data today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at H&M Cars in Sunderland. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 4 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £489 (18%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,639.

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 10,545 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2011 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 45 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2011 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2011 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 100 of the 168 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 1 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 4 November 2026 at £2,150. 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 4 November 2026: valid until 29 November 2026.

It failed its MOT on 11 November 2025 (nearside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn; offside rear suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened; nearside rear tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 195/65 R15; and 1 more) and passed 6 days later, on 17 November 2025.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened; rear suspension rod corroded but not seriously weakened all other rods and links corroded; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; and 3 more.

Mileage at that test: 135,242 miles, which matches the advertised 140,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 55,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2011 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.