2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.0 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (108 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 25,056 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 108 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 122 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 25,056 miles on the clock, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has done roughly 19,100 fewer miles than a typical 2021 Volkswagen Golf. The AskCar estimate for this car is £14,587. It is priced at £14,492, which is £95 below that estimate. 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 62 days, and its asking price is down £1,003. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Hawco Group, based in Dundee. 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: £95 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £14,587.

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 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £14,000: the median of the 31 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 62 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,003. 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 6 September 2026 at £15,495. Its asking price is now £14,492, £1,003 less. The latest price cut was seen on 1 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 6 September 2026: £15,495
• 11 October 2026: £14,994
• 25 October 2026: £14,693
• 1 November 2026: £14,492

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 27 July 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 22 July 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 24,574 miles, which matches the advertised 25,056 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 19,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

16 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,299 to £17,450, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 24,310 miles. Price: £17,450, £2,958 more than this car. Dealer: Izzy Motors in Enfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-4871793f107c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 27,700 miles. Price: £14,000, £492 less than this car. Dealer: E S Motors in Leeds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-41d887e01584
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 28,362 miles. Price: £14,293, £199 less than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Shrewsbury in Shrewsbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-ba42cad01999

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, yellow, 143 miles from this car. Mileage: 19,764 miles. Price: £14,795, £303 more than this car. Dealer: H Tones Oxford Garage in Hartlepool. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-6c55a3be97c2