2020 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 TSI 150 Life Manual FWD Euro 6 5dr (147 bhp)
• Year: 2020
• Mileage: 42,626 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 147 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 128 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 42,626 miles on the clock. Its asking price of £14,244 is £99 above the AskCar estimate of £14,145. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,548 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 159 days ago. The latest MOT recorded 56,008 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. The recorded MOT expired on 24 October 2026, so ask the dealer whether it has been renewed. It is for sale at Lookers Volkswagen Teesside in Middlesbrough. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £99 (under 1%) over the AskCar estimate of £14,145.

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 10,548 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2020 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £14,300: the median of the 382 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2020 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 159 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 30 May 2026 at £14,244. 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 5 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 24 October 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 25 October 2025, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 56,008 miles. The advert says 42,626 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 4,900 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2020 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

6 other 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual estates are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,860 to £18,995, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, black. Mileage: 42,371 miles. Price: £13,742, £502 less than this car. Dealer: Vertu Motors Seat Cupra Derby in Derby. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2020-801afa688533
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, grey. Mileage: 61,000 miles. Price: £11,860, £2,384 less than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Ford Milton Keynes in Milton Keynes. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2020-06865a719abc
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, grey. Mileage: 62,073 miles. Price: £11,998, £2,246 less than this car. Dealer: CarSupermarket.com Birmingham in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2020-4853eb6ef8bf