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 (128 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 88,500 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: White
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 88,500 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £11,495, which is £1,304 above the AskCar estimate of £10,191. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,630 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 28 days. The latest MOT recorded 89,468 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 24 June 2027. The seller is Vehicle Vault, based in Darlington. 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

Above the going rate: £1,304 (12%) over the AskCar estimate of £10,191.

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

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 28 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 10 October 2026 at £11,495. 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 24 June 2027.

It has had 5 MOTs. The latest, on 14 October 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 89,468 miles. The advert says 88,500 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 44,300 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

64 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,995 to £16,399, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 89,000 miles. Price: £10,999, £496 less than this car. Dealer: Hines Auto Group in Lydney. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-082b2854641c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 90,000 miles. Price: £10,995, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Emerald Motor Group in Bolton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-66b13d84cc8f
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 84,600 miles. Price: £10,995, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Collier Cars in Romford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-234f37e2ee41

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, 10 miles from this car. Mileage: 76,000 miles. Price: £11,990, £495 more than this car. Dealer: Applegarth Cars in Stockton-on-Tees. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-b93c1151507c