2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (128 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 44,094 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 44,094 miles. The dealer is asking £13,848, which is £34 below the AskCar estimate of £13,882. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The asking price is now £660 lower than when we first recorded the advert 43 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Carbase Lympsham, based in Lympsham. 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

Fair price: £34 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £13,882.

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 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 314 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 43 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 24 September 2026 at £14,508. Its asking price is now £13,848, £660 less. The latest price cut was seen on 6 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 24 September 2026: £14,508
• 25 September 2026: £14,290
• 3 October 2026: £14,281
• 7 October 2026: £14,258
• 10 October 2026: £14,248
• 13 October 2026: £14,214
• 15 October 2026: £14,199
• 17 October 2026: £14,190
• 20 October 2026: £14,140
• 24 October 2026: £14,132
• 27 October 2026: £14,000
• 5 November 2026: £13,859
• 6 November 2026: £13,848

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 22 April 2027.

It has had 4 MOTs. The latest, on 7 April 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 36,307 miles, which matches the advertised 44,094 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 100 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

65 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,995 to £16,399, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 43,983 miles. Price: £13,650, £198 less than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Macclesfield in Macclesfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-19ded5d1282c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 44,479 miles. Price: £14,029, £181 more than this car. Dealer: Vindis Group Huntingdon Volkswagen in Huntingdon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-b496573659cb
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 45,254 miles. Price: £13,999, £151 more than this car. Dealer: Eastern Western Motor Group Western Volkswagen Newbridge in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-1081bf5ab4e9

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 40,391 miles. Price: £13,768, £80 less than this car. Dealer: Carbase Lympsham in Lympsham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-3524c6f86be6