2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI R Line

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: R Line
• Version: 1.5 TSI R Line Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (148 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 18,800 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 130 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

At 18,800 miles, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line has covered about 25,200 fewer miles than other 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars. The dealer is asking £18,350, which is £426 below the AskCar estimate of £18,776. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 2 days. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is JCT600 Volkswagen Bradford, based in Bradford. 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: £426 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £18,776.

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

AskCar first saw this 2021 Volkswagen Golf advertised 2 days ago. 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 4 November 2026 at £18,350. 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 3 October 2027.

It has had 4 MOTs. The latest, on 23 September 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 18,669 miles, which matches the advertised 18,800 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 25,200 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

42 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,500 to £22,794, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 16,654 miles. Price: £18,998, £648 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Linwood Vauxhall / Jeep / Alfa Romeo in Linwood. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-8428ef7487d9
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 21,000 miles. Price: £18,597, £247 more than this car. Dealer: Shepshed Ford in Shepshed. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-5e9a68da20c3
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 14,817 miles. Price: £19,498, £1,148 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Grangemouth Hyundai in Grangemouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-fb9ac8e2f957

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white, 5 miles from this car. Mileage: 61,719 miles. Price: £14,923, £3,427 less than this car. Dealer: Scott's of Leeds in Leeds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-647b5d42e20e