2011 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.6 TDI Match Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (104 bhp)
• Year: 2011
• Mileage: 138,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 119 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2011 Volkswagen Golf Match is advertised with 138,000 miles on the clock. The AskCar estimate for this car is £2,588, but it is priced at £1,695, a difference of £893. Ask the dealer to confirm the price and vehicle details. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,393 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert for 8 days. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 138,693 recorded at the latest MOT. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 26 August 2027. The seller is Car Sales Wolverhampton, based in Wolverhampton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 2 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Far below the going rate: £893 (34%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,588. Worth asking the dealer why.

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 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 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2011 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 8 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 25 October 2026 at £1,695. 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 26 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 28 July 2026 (rear anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn both sides; offside front tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm; offside rear tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: front inner suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bushes both sides; offside front outer wind corroded covered with tape.

Mileage at that test: 138,693 miles. The advert says 138,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 56,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2011 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

14 other 2011 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,090 to £4,500, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2011 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 139,805 miles. Price: £2,090, £395 more than this car. Dealer: Velox Cars in Coventry. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2011-c9c9b561575b
• 2011 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 140,183 miles. Price: £2,490, £795 more than this car. Dealer: Lancashire Autos in Accrington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2011-e14f96b917da
• 2011 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 119,000 miles. Price: £2,995, £1,300 more than this car. Dealer: All Wheel Drive in Brome. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2011-40ec1fa575f4

• The nearest: 2011 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black, 14 miles from this car. Mileage: 100,000 miles. Price: £4,500, £2,805 more than this car. Dealer: The Car Shop in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2011-dfff727ed332