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 (128 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 41,714 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

At 41,714 miles, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered about 2,400 fewer miles than other 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars. Priced at £13,590, it is advertised £487 below the AskCar estimate of £14,077. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,630 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this advert 38 days ago, and its asking price has since fallen by £900. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Johnsons Volkswagen Redditch in Birmingham. 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: £487 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £14,077.

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 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 309 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 38 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 30 September 2026 at £14,490. Its asking price is now £13,590, £900 less. The latest price cut was seen on 6 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 30 September 2026: £14,490
• 13 October 2026: £13,999
• 20 October 2026: £13,947
• 24 October 2026: £13,747
• 29 October 2026: £13,603
• 6 November 2026: £13,590

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 15 February 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 12 February 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both cracking.

Mileage at that test: 36,109 miles, which matches the advertised 41,714 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 2,400 miles lower 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 £16,399, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 42,126 miles. Price: £14,170, £580 more than this car. Dealer: Carvender Ltd - London in Theydon Garnon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-7444a18d3446
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 42,437 miles. Price: £13,698, £108 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Dunfermline Fiat in Dunfermline. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-42367b634f66
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 40,690 miles. Price: £13,195, £395 less than this car. Dealer: V12 Sports & Classics Ltd - Hinckley in Hinckley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-b9b53b0018fd

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 15 miles from this car. Mileage: 74,782 miles. Price: £11,880, £1,710 less than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Kia Stourbridge in Stourbridge. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-00eac5324a5d