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 (148 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 76,240 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: White
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 76,240 miles on the clock, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has done roughly 32,300 more miles than a typical 2021 Volkswagen Golf. The dealer is asking £11,195, which is £131 below the AskCar estimate of £11,326. 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 110 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,100. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at JJ Motors in Ripley. 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: £131 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £11,326.

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 110 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,100. 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 19 July 2026 at £12,295. Its asking price is now £11,195, £1,100 less. The latest price cut was seen on 2 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 19 July 2026: £12,295
• 8 August 2026: £11,995
• 12 August 2026: £11,795
• 19 August 2026: £11,595
• 6 September 2026: £11,495
• 18 September 2026: £11,395
• 24 September 2026: £11,295
• 2 October 2026: £10,995
• 13 October 2026: £11,195

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 5 January 2027.

It has had 4 MOTs. The latest, on 16 December 2025, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 64,331 miles, which matches the advertised 76,240 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 32,300 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, silver. Mileage: 76,000 miles. Price: £11,990, £795 more than this car. Dealer: Applegarth Cars in Stockton-on-Tees. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-b93c1151507c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 77,380 miles. Price: £12,495, £1,300 more than this car. Dealer: Blackline Motors in Oldham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-22f5821df98c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 74,782 miles. Price: £11,880, £685 more than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Kia Stourbridge in Stourbridge. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-00eac5324a5d

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue, 16 miles from this car. Mileage: 37,042 miles. Price: £13,620, £2,425 more than this car. Dealer: Hilton Garage in Derby. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-a94c98e540da