2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Price: £13,999. Fair price: £286 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £13,713, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,548 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 5 November 2026.

AskCar lists 10,998 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,671 UK dealerships, as of 5 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Golf
  • Trim: Life
  • Version: 1.5 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr
  • Year: 2021
  • Mileage: 45,254 miles
  • Fuel: Petrol
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.5 litres
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Silver
  • CO2: 121 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 45,254 miles. Its asking price of £13,999 is £286 above the AskCar estimate of £13,713. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,548 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Eastern Western Motor Group Western Volkswagen Newbridge, based in Newbridge. 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: £286 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £13,713.

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 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 305 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2021 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 528 of the 991 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 2 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 5 November 2026 at £13,999. 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: valid until 15 February 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 27 January 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 39,024 miles, which matches the advertised 45,254 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

64 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,995 to £16,000, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

  • 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 44,479 miles. Price: £14,185, £186 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, grey. Mileage: 44,196 miles. Price: £13,999, the same price as this car. Dealer: Birchwood Motors in Cardiff. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-0110c504c08b
  • 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 44,094 miles. Price: £13,859, £140 less than this car. Dealer: Carbase Lympsham in Lympsham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-04aaac03b103
  • The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, 9 miles from this car. Mileage: 42,437 miles. Price: £13,698, £301 less than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Dunfermline Fiat in Dunfermline. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-42367b634f66

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As of 5 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,776 cars and vans from 12,945 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.