2013 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Tech SE

Price: £3,695. Good value: £525 (12%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,220, 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: SE
  • Version: 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Tech SE Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr (104 bhp)
  • Year: 2013
  • Mileage: 117,000 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Grey
  • CO2: 99 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

At 117,000 miles, this 2013 Volkswagen Golf SE has covered about 39,600 more miles than other 2013 Volkswagen Golf cars. The AskCar estimate for this car is £4,220. It is priced at £3,695, which is £525 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 4 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Yorkshire Motor Park (BFD), based in Bradford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £525 (12%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,220.

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.

A 2013 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £5,000: the median of the 82 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2013 Volkswagen Golf advertised 4 days ago. About 4 in 10 of 2013 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 165 of the 370 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 2 November 2026 at £3,695. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 20 May 2027.

It failed its MOT on 21 May 2026 (offside front drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt; offside rear registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; rear brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; offside front shock absorbers has light misting of oil.

Mileage at that test: 113,630 miles, which matches the advertised 117,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 39,600 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2013 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

26 other 2013 Volkswagen Golf SE 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,250 to £7,450, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

  • 2013 Volkswagen Golf SE, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 116,954 miles. Price: £4,990, £1,295 more than this car. Dealer: Riverside Car Sales in Northwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2013-f454d6eb69da
  • 2013 Volkswagen Golf SE, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 117,222 miles. Price: £3,999, £304 more than this car. Dealer: RS Cars in Penarth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2013-931251efc324
  • 2013 Volkswagen Golf SE, 1.6 diesel hatchback, white. Mileage: 116,750 miles. Price: £3,497, £198 less than this car. Dealer: Infinity Automobiles in Bradford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2013-8b2464ba98be

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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.