2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 5dr
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 98,216 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 123 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 98,216 miles, approximately 54,200 above the typical mileage for its age. Its asking price of £8,750 is £872 below the AskCar estimate of £9,622. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less. This car has been on sale for at least 162 days, and its asking price is down £1,250. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Big Car World - Braunstone in Leicester. 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

Good value: £872 (9%) under the AskCar estimate of £9,622.

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

The dealer may accept less. This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 162 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,250. About half of 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 541 of the 1,016 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 28 May 2026 at £10,000. Its asking price is now £8,750, £1,250 less. The latest price cut was seen on 5 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 28 May 2026: £10,000
• 25 June 2026: £9,950
• 2 July 2026: £9,900
• 9 July 2026: £9,850
• 17 July 2026: £9,800
• 28 July 2026: £9,750
• 5 August 2026: £9,700
• 14 August 2026: £9,650
• 16 August 2026: £9,600
• 20 August 2026: £9,550
• 8 September 2026: £9,250
• 16 September 2026: £9,150
• 5 October 2026: £8,950
• 23 October 2026: £8,850
• 27 October 2026: £8,800
• 5 November 2026: £8,750

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 16 December 2026.

It has had 2 MOTs. The latest, on 2 December 2025, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 92,322 miles, which matches the advertised 98,216 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 54,200 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

15 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual estates are for sale at UK dealers, from £6,998 to £15,990, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, white. Mileage: 98,288 miles. Price: £6,998, £1,752 less than this car. Dealer: MQAS Cars in Blackburn. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-6f48da1fccfa
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, blue. Mileage: 79,355 miles. Price: £11,499, £2,749 more than this car. Dealer: cinch Bellevue in Hook. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-3c61e1f4646b
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, grey. Mileage: 79,104 miles. Price: £11,998, £3,248 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Shiremoor Motorstore / MG / BYD / Vanstore in Shiremoor. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-fdce3ab1b09c

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, white, 25 miles from this car. Mileage: 70,697 miles. Price: £12,099, £3,349 more than this car. Dealer: cinch Corby in Corby. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-77e6c31b8479