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: 30,618 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 123 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 120 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition is advertised with 30,618 miles, approximately 44,500 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £11,012. It is priced at £10,495, which is £517 below that estimate. 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 60 days, and its asking price is down £1,000. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at John Clark Motor Group in Elgin. 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

Fair price: £517 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £11,012.

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 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £9,600: the median of the 149 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 60 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 3 September 2026 at £11,495. Its asking price is now £10,495, £1,000 less. The latest price cut was seen on 24 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 3 September 2026: £11,495
• 10 September 2026: £11,795
• 17 September 2026: £11,495
• 14 October 2026: £11,295
• 24 October 2026: £10,495

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 1 September 2027.

It has had 8 MOTs. The latest, on 2 September 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 30,626 miles, which matches the advertised 30,618 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 44,500 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

46 other 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition 1.4 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £5,295 to £11,995, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 34,000 miles. Price: £10,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: Brayleys Cars Brayley Hyundai in St Albans. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-dd89126c0849
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 34,151 miles. Price: £11,295, £800 more than this car. Dealer: Aspire Car Sales in Warrington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-4d27447ec19b
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 34,269 miles. Price: £10,990, £495 more than this car. Dealer: Riverside Honda Wakefield in Wakefield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-8c0cf89fe510

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black, 118 miles from this car. Mileage: 23,165 miles. Price: £11,490, £995 more than this car. Dealer: Eastern Western Motor Group Car Deal Warehouse Superstore Newbridge in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-4881ef2349dd