2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Active

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Active
• Version: 1.5 TSI Active Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (148 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 50,035 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Active has covered 50,035 miles, around 5,900 more miles than is typical for its age. Its asking price of £13,800 is £635 below the AskCar estimate of £14,435. 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 £1,200. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Marshall Volvo Milton Keynes, based in Milton Keynes. 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: £635 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £14,435.

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 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 309 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 65 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,200. About half of 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 544 of the 1,023 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 3 September 2026 at £15,000. Its asking price is now £13,800, £1,200 less. The latest price cut was seen on 6 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 3 September 2026: £15,000
• 11 September 2026: £15,100
• 18 September 2026: £14,800
• 25 September 2026: £15,100
• 2 October 2026: £14,800
• 16 October 2026: £14,300
• 24 October 2026: £14,200
• 30 October 2026: £14,100
• 6 November 2026: £13,800

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 September 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 1 September 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 49,986 miles, which matches the advertised 50,035 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 5,900 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

8 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Active 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,650 to £15,599, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Active, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 49,064 miles. Price: £14,777, £977 more than this car. Dealer: JCT600 Volkswagen Sheffield in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-3363593c3c6e
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Active, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 41,319 miles. Price: £15,599, £1,799 more than this car. Dealer: Eastern Western Motor Group Western Volkswagen Dunfermline in Dunfermline. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-ab9b5a6bc480
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Active, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 59,719 miles. Price: £14,249, £449 more than this car. Dealer: Johnsons Volkswagen Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-85612fa29d08

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Active, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black, 17 miles from this car. Mileage: 88,000 miles. Price: £11,650, £2,150 less than this car. Dealer: Windmill Autos in Sandy. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-9ae4b26c1971