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: 51,807 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 127 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 51,807 miles, around 7,800 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £13,499, it is advertised £303 above the AskCar estimate of £13,196. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less. This car has been on sale for at least 87 days. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. It is advertised by Bridgend Motor Group in Gateshead. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £303 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £13,196.

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 10,674 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

A 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 314 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 87 days. About half of 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 541 of the 1,016 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 August 2026 at £13,499. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 12 May 2027.

It failed its MOT on 4 May 2026 (nearside front side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning; nearside rear tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords; offside rear tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords) and passed 2 days later, on 6 May 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 51,556 miles, which matches the advertised 51,807 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 7,800 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

65 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,995 to £16,399, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 49,165 miles. Price: £13,420, £79 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Blue Bell Hill in Blue Bell Hill. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-c6a7e1c253c7
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 54,542 miles. Price: £12,800, £699 less than this car. Dealer: Surrey Specialist Cars in Guildford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-ceff0a4ddd91
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 54,728 miles. Price: £13,000, £499 less than this car. Dealer: Autotrade (Birmingham) in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-56103ef34af8

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 56,196 miles. Price: £12,999, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Bridgend Motor Group in Gateshead. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-e6fef78707c2