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
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 78,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 124 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 78,000 miles, approximately 34,000 above the typical mileage for its age. Its asking price of £11,999 is £1,029 above the AskCar estimate of £10,970. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,674 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 51 days ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at AB Car Sales in Gunnislake. 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

Above the going rate: £1,029 (9%) over the AskCar estimate of £10,970.

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 51 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 16 September 2026 at £11,999. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 29 January 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 30 January 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 71,180 miles, which matches the advertised 78,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 34,000 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, white. Mileage: 78,104 miles. Price: £10,715, £1,284 less than this car. Dealer: Hilton Car Supermarket Milton Keynes in Milton Keynes. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-8a31c2d2aca1
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 77,380 miles. Price: £12,495, £496 more than this car. Dealer: Blackline Motors in Oldham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-22f5821df98c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 76,240 miles. Price: £11,195, £804 less than this car. Dealer: JJ Motors in Ripley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-cf73d9609880

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 78 miles from this car. Mileage: 44,094 miles. Price: £13,848, £1,849 more than this car. Dealer: Carbase Lympsham in Lympsham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-04aaac03b103