2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.6

Price: £7,995. Good value: £915 (10%) under the AskCar estimate of £8,910, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,393 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.

AskCar lists 10,849 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,661 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Golf
  • Version: 1.6 Auto 5dr
  • Year: 2016
  • Mileage: 71,500 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Estate, 5 doors
  • Engine: 1.6 litres
  • Gearbox: Automatic
  • Colour: Blue

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf is advertised with 71,500 miles, approximately 3,600 below the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £7,995, which is £915 below the AskCar estimate of £8,910. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,393 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 83 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,000. You can find this car at Platinum Motorz in Oldham. 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

Good value: £915 (10%) under the AskCar estimate of £8,910.

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 2016 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £7,800: the median of the 87 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2016 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 83 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,000. About half of 2016 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 461 of the 864 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 August 2026 at £8,995. Its asking price is now £7,995, £1,000 less. The latest price cut was seen on 1 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

  • 11 August 2026: £8,995
  • 13 September 2026: £9,495
  • 4 October 2026: £8,995
  • 20 October 2026: £8,295
  • 1 November 2026: £7,995

Mileage and MOT

Advertised mileage is about 3,600 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

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As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.