2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 eTSI MHEV Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 eTSI Mhev Life DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 19,269 miles
• Fuel: Petrol, mild hybrid
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: White
• CO2: 124 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

At 19,269 miles, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered about 24,900 fewer miles than other 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars. The dealer is asking £17,299, which is £218 above the AskCar estimate of £17,081. 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 3 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Motorpoint Sheffield, based in Sheffield. 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: £218 (1%) over the AskCar estimate of £17,081.

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

AskCar first saw this 2021 Volkswagen Golf advertised 3 days ago. About half of 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 544 of the 1,023 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 4 November 2026 at £17,299. 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 2 November 2027.

It failed its MOT on 28 October 2026 (offside rear registration plate lamp insecure; offside rear shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak; nearside rear shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak) and passed 6 days later, on 3 November 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear registration plate lamp insecure.

Mileage at that test: 19,272 miles, which matches the advertised 19,269 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 24,900 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

19 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,000 to £17,003, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, yellow. Mileage: 23,484 miles. Price: £15,999, £1,300 less than this car. Dealer: Motorplus South Wales in Newport. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-1e6f13af1ee7
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 24,994 miles. Price: £16,699, £600 less than this car. Dealer: Sinclair Volkswagen (Port Talbot) in Port Talbot. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-366773aa9461
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 25,173 miles. Price: £16,499, £800 less than this car. Dealer: cinch in Ashford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-0e44b89927ed

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white, 3 miles from this car. Mileage: 82,972 miles. Price: £11,000, £6,299 less than this car. Dealer: H&A Car Sales in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-a697b66282f3