2021 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI Life

Price: £14,998. Fair price: £283 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £15,281, 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: Life
  • Version: 2.0 TDI Life DSG FWD Euro 6 5dr (113 bhp)
  • Year: 2021
  • Mileage: 50,374 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 2.0 litres, 113 bhp
  • Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Black
  • CO2: 118 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 50,374 miles, approximately 6,200 above the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £15,281. It is priced at £14,998, which is £283 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,630 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 31 days ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Arnold Clark Rutherglen Volkswagen / BYD in Glasgow. 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: £283 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £15,281.

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 2.0 diesel engine is typically advertised at £22,600: the median of the 275 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 31 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 7 October 2026 at £14,998. 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 20 May 2027.

It failed its MOT on 13 May 2026 (rear brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick; engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both.

Mileage at that test: 48,483 miles, which matches the advertised 50,374 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 6,200 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

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12 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.