2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion GT Edition

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: GT Edition
• Version: 1.6 TDI BlueMotion GT Edition Manual FWD Euro 6 5dr (108 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 81,222 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 108 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 89 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf GT Edition is advertised with 81,222 miles on the clock. The AskCar estimate for this car is £8,365. It is priced at £8,999, which is £634 above that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,548 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 110 days ago. The last MOT shows 97,469 miles, more than the advert. This is worth checking with the dealer. The latest recorded MOT expires on 17 July 2027. You can find this car at RS Cars in Penarth. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £634 (7%) over the AskCar estimate of £8,365.

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 10,548 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £7,500: the median of the 84 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 110 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 18 July 2026 at £8,999. 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 5 November 2026: valid until 17 July 2027.

It failed its MOT on 18 July 2026 (front windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: EMISSION TO CLEAN TO TEST.

Mileage at that test: 97,469 miles. The advert says 81,222 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 6,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

6 other 2016 Volkswagen Golf GT Edition 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £7,494 to £9,900, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Golf GT Edition, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 80,000 miles. Price: £8,990, the same price as this car. Dealer: Car Pod Group in Stockport. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-b436a5ce5931
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf GT Edition, 1.6 diesel hatchback, white. Mileage: 74,574 miles. Price: £9,495, £496 more than this car. Dealer: Redpath & McLean Edinburgh in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-2a8fcea4c590
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf GT Edition, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 71,329 miles. Price: £9,450, £451 more than this car. Dealer: Solid Cars in Musselburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-cafb8e9d5cbb

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Golf GT Edition, 1.6 diesel hatchback, red, 32 miles from this car. Mileage: 100,000 miles. Price: £7,494, £1,505 less than this car. Dealer: Vivian Price Cars in Kingswood and Fishponds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-c2b0f363eb70