2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Match Manual FWD Euro 6 3dr (108 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 187,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 108 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 89 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match has covered 187,000 miles, around 111,100 more miles than is typical for its age. Its asking price of £2,500 is £718 below the AskCar estimate of £3,218. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,482 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Car 4 Everyone, based in Crewe. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 9 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £718 (22%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,218.

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 10,482 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 9 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £7,600: the median of the 89 for sale on AskCar, as of 9 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2016 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2016 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 507 of the 947 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 6 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 9 November 2026 at £2,500. 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 9 November 2026: valid until 21 January 2027.

It failed its MOT on 12 January 2026 (offside rear lower coil spring fractured or broken) and passed 10 days later, on 22 January 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: front sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened.

Mileage at that test: 185,417 miles, which matches the advertised 187,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 111,100 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

2 other 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £6,995 to £7,495, as of 9 November 2026.

The closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, red. Mileage: 101,500 miles. Price: £6,995, £4,495 more than this car. Dealer: Fleetwise in Armagh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-9cf593c06f9d

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey, 189 miles from this car. Price: £7,495, £4,995 more than this car. Dealer: Riviera Car Centre in Paignton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-371537eb7c73