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: 39,442 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 39,442 miles, around 2,400 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £14,750, it is advertised £29 above the AskCar estimate of £14,721. 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 83 days. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. It is advertised by J Stuart & Co. (Garages) in Heswall. 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: £29 (under 1%) over the AskCar estimate of £14,721.

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 83 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 15 August 2026 at £14,750. 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 20 November 2026.

It failed its MOT on 4 November 2025 (central rear seat belt buckle not functioning as intended) and passed 3 days later, on 7 November 2025.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 34,347 miles, which matches the advertised 39,442 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 2,400 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, grey. Mileage: 39,250 miles. Price: £15,099, £349 more than this car. Dealer: cinch in Northampton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-9e393768bf6d
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 40,376 miles. Price: £15,650, £900 more than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Bromley in Bromley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-1324ffa4f910
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 38,451 miles. Price: £15,498, £748 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Edinburgh Seafield Motorstore / Vanstore in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-aabfaa71f7f8

• The nearest: 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 9 miles from this car. Mileage: 32,232 miles. Price: £14,497, £253 less than this car. Dealer: Solo Car Sales in Liverpool. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-0954c4e473ab