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: 27,700 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 108 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 122 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 27,700 miles, approximately 16,500 below the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £14,000, it is advertised £404 below the AskCar estimate of £14,404. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,630 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 17 days ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is E S Motors, based in Leeds. 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: £404 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £14,404.

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

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 17 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 21 October 2026 at £14,000. 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 7 November 2026: valid until 3 May 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 20 April 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 26,714 miles, which matches the advertised 27,700 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 16,500 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, white. Mileage: 28,362 miles. Price: £14,293, £293 more than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Shrewsbury in Shrewsbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-ba42cad01999
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 30,083 miles. Price: £14,600, £600 more than this car. Dealer: Marshall Volkswagen Letchworth in Letchworth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-81a532444eb6
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 25,056 miles. Price: £14,492, £492 more than this car. Dealer: Hawco Group in Dundee. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-18a6fad98304

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white, 31 miles from this car. Mileage: 43,569 miles. Price: £12,988, £1,012 less than this car. Dealer: Swansway Garages Oldham Volkswagen in Oldham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-1c23445f01d6