2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 eTSI MHEV Active

Price: £17,699. Fair price: £573 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £18,272, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,630 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 7 November 2026.

AskCar lists 11,186 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,699 UK dealerships, as of 7 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Golf
  • Trim: Active
  • Version: 1.5 eTSI Mhev Active DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr
  • Year: 2021
  • Mileage: 31,019 miles
  • Fuel: Petrol, mild hybrid
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.5 litres
  • Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Red
  • CO2: 126 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Active is advertised with 31,019 miles, approximately 13,100 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £18,272. It is priced at £17,699, which is £573 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,630 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 4 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is advertised by cinch Corby in North Northamptonshire. 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: £573 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £18,272.

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 4 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 3 November 2026 at £17,699. 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 9 November 2027.

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

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 31,018 miles, which matches the advertised 31,019 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 13,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

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29 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.

As of 7 November 2026, AskCar lists 601,018 cars and vans from 12,892 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.