2018 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI GTE

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: GTE
• Version: 1.4 8.7kWh TSI GTE DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (201 bhp)
• Year: 2018
• Mileage: 69,200 miles
• Fuel: Plug-in hybrid (petrol)
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 201 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 38 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTE is advertised with 69,200 miles, approximately 3,100 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £13,620, which is £1,620 above the AskCar estimate of £12,000. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less. This car has been on sale for at least 61 days. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is DB90, based in Doncaster. 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

Above the going rate: £1,620 (13%) over the AskCar estimate of £12,000.

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 2018 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.4 plug-in hybrid engine is typically advertised at £11,300: the median of the 93 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2018 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 61 days. About 6 in 10 of 2018 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 664 of the 1,202 first advertised between 8 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 6 September 2026 at £12,795. Its asking price is now £13,620, £825 more.

Price changes recorded:

• 6 September 2026: £12,795
• 22 September 2026: £12,995
• 3 October 2026: £13,620

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 14 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 8 August 2026 (nearside front road wheel fixing missing) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: front inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; nearside front shock absorbers has light misting of oil.

Mileage at that test: 68,837 miles, which matches the advertised 69,200 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 3,100 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2018 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

15 other 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTE 1.4 plug-in hybrid automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £7,990 to £16,495, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTE, 1.4 plug-in hybrid hatchback, black. Mileage: 66,380 miles. Price: £11,995, £1,625 less than this car. Dealer: Kaz Executive Travel in Basildon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-097de5d215f3
• 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTE, 1.4 plug-in hybrid hatchback, grey. Mileage: 73,053 miles. Price: £11,890, £1,730 less than this car. Dealer: Kennington Car Sales in Bletchley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-efaf88ab3b07
• 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTE, 1.4 plug-in hybrid hatchback, grey. Mileage: 76,000 miles. Price: £12,495, £1,125 less than this car. Dealer: HR Cars in Chesham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-46e72db4ae37

• The nearest: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTE, 1.4 plug-in hybrid hatchback, black, 17 miles from this car. Mileage: 80,478 miles. Price: £10,990, £2,630 less than this car. Dealer: Motor Gurus in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-be0bc06f61c9