2022 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: 2022
• Mileage: 46,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 46,000 miles on the clock, this 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life has done roughly 9,000 more miles than a typical 2022 Volkswagen Golf. The dealer is asking £14,490, which is £323 above the AskCar estimate of £14,167. 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 76 days. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is for sale at Protheroes in Market Harborough. 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: £323 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £14,167.

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 2022 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £16,800: the median of the 383 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2022 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 76 days. About half of 2022 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 640 of the 1,217 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 22 August 2026 at £14,490. 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 18 May 2027.

It has had 2 MOTs. The latest, on 19 May 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; front brake pad(s) wearing thin; offside rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge.

Mileage at that test: 45,939 miles, which matches the advertised 46,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 9,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2022 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

75 other 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £9,499 to £17,500, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 46,000 miles. Price: £13,796, £694 less than this car. Dealer: Solo Car Sales in Liverpool. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-c758ee840fc9
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 45,595 miles. Price: £13,675, £815 less than this car. Dealer: Carbase Bristol in Bristol. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-b3858af98a2a
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 46,751 miles. Price: £14,573, £83 more than this car. Dealer: Lookers Volkswagen Guildford in Guildford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-6d1fed40fd4b

• The nearest: 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 16 miles from this car. Mileage: 85,236 miles. Price: £10,800, £3,690 less than this car. Dealer: Big Car World - Braunstone in Leicester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-98eea06b4d95