2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.6

Price: £9,995. Fair price: £657 (6%) under the AskCar estimate of £10,652, 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
  • Version: 1.6 Auto
  • Year: 2016
  • Mileage: 58,533 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback
  • Engine: 1.6 litres
  • Gearbox: Automatic
  • Colour: Black
  • CO2: 102 g/km

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf has covered 58,533 miles, around 16,700 fewer miles than is typical for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £10,652. It is priced at £9,995, which is £657 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,674 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 17 days ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at L of A Car.Com in Dorchester. 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

Fair price: £657 (6%) under the AskCar estimate of £10,652.

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 2016 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £7,500: the median of the 81 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 17 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 20 October 2026 at £9,995. 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 21 September 2027.

It has had 9 MOTs. The latest, on 11 September 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: offside front shock absorbers has light misting of oil.

Mileage at that test: 57,689 miles, which matches the advertised 58,533 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 16,700 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Browse all Volkswagen Golf cars for sale · 2016 Volkswagen Golf price guide

More like this

Photos

30 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.

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.