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: 62,287 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

At 62,287 miles, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered about 18,100 more miles than other 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars. Priced at £12,350, it is advertised £84 below the AskCar estimate of £12,434. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,630 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 17 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Car Planet Barnet in New Southgate. 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: £84 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £12,434.

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 17 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 21 October 2026 at £12,350. 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 27 September 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 28 September 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 62,117 miles, which matches the advertised 62,287 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 18,100 miles higher 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, blue. Mileage: 63,371 miles. Price: £12,699, £349 more than this car. Dealer: Bridgend Motor Group, Ayr in Prestwick. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-cea13a92828d
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 64,259 miles. Price: £12,699, £349 more than this car. Dealer: Bridgend Motor Group in Morley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-eae01d406f8b
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 64,400 miles. Price: £12,495, £145 more than this car. Dealer: Signature Car Specialists in Burnley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-995a04245b0d

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white, 13 miles from this car. Mileage: 42,126 miles. Price: £14,170, £1,820 more than this car. Dealer: Carvender Ltd - London in Theydon Garnon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-7444a18d3446