2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 TSI 150 Life Manual FWD Euro 6 5dr (147 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 79,355 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 147 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 128 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 79,355 miles, around 35,400 more miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £11,499, which is £294 above the AskCar estimate of £11,205. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. Since we first spotted the advert 17 days ago, the asking price has dropped by £200. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is cinch Bellevue, based in Hart. 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

Fair price: £294 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £11,205.

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 17 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 20 October 2026 at £11,699. Its asking price is now £11,499, £200 less. The latest price cut was seen on 6 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 20 October 2026: £11,699
• 6 November 2026: £11,499

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 6 October 2027.

It failed its MOT on 3 October 2026 (nearside side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning; nearside rear shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak) and passed 4 days later, on 7 October 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 79,351 miles, which matches the advertised 79,355 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 35,400 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, grey. Mileage: 79,104 miles. Price: £11,998, £499 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
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, blue. Mileage: 71,875 miles. Price: £12,030, £531 more than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Kilmarnock in Kilmarnock. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-b8c1c40d0b3b
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, white. Mileage: 71,031 miles. Price: £12,498, £999 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Grangemouth Hyundai in Grangemouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-1cf236abffd0

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, grey, 23 miles from this car. Mileage: 54,296 miles. Price: £13,495, £1,996 more than this car. Dealer: Martins Volkswagen Andover in Andover. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-fc322df9fc0e