2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI BlueMotion Tech Match Edition

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match Edition
• Version: 1.4 TSI BlueMotion Tech Match Edition Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (123 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 80,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 123 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 120 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition is advertised with 80,000 miles, approximately 4,700 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £7,350, which is £589 below the AskCar estimate of £7,939. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,630 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 65 days, and its asking price has been cut by £649. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is East Midlands Vans, based in Leicester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £589 (7%) under the AskCar estimate of £7,939.

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 10,630 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £9,500: the median of the 149 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2016 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 65 days, and its asking price has been cut by £649. About half of 2016 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 500 of the 931 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 3 September 2026 at £7,999. Its asking price is now £7,350, £649 less. The latest price cut was seen on 13 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 3 September 2026: £7,999
• 13 October 2026: £7,350

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 29 March 2027.

It has had 10 MOTs. The latest, on 4 March 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords inner sidewall.

Mileage at that test: 77,507 miles, which matches the advertised 80,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 4,700 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

44 other 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition 1.4 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £5,295 to £12,431, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 80,000 miles. Price: £7,890, £540 more than this car. Dealer: Hazell & Hamletts Motoring in Maidstone. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-d8908f8f8fe0
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 80,600 miles. Price: £7,997, £647 more than this car. Dealer: New Era Prestige in Harlow. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-2ca6ed192444
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 77,885 miles. Price: £8,499, £1,149 more than this car. Dealer: Motorplus South Wales in Newport. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-89190dc46b56

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, red, 24 miles from this car. Mileage: 52,134 miles. Price: £9,495, £2,145 more than this car. Dealer: KT Cars in Weldon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-f115f725969a