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: 42,437 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 122 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 42,437 miles on the clock. The AskCar estimate for this car is £13,967. It is priced at £13,698, which is £269 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses 10,630 UK dealer adverts for the Volkswagen Golf, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 10 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Arnold Clark Dunfermline Fiat, based in Dunfermline. 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: £269 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £13,967.

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 10 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 28 October 2026 at £13,698. 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 23 June 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 8 June 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 41,137 miles, which matches the advertised 42,437 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,700 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, £472 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, blue. Mileage: 41,714 miles. Price: £13,590, £108 less than this car. Dealer: Johnsons Volkswagen Redditch in Redditch. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-40408220a0c6
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 43,983 miles. Price: £13,650, the same price as this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Macclesfield in Macclesfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-19ded5d1282c

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, 9 miles from this car. Mileage: 45,254 miles. Price: £13,999, £301 more than this car. Dealer: Eastern Western Motor Group Western Volkswagen Newbridge in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-1081bf5ab4e9