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 (148 bhp)
• Year: 2022
• Mileage: 48,479 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 48,479 miles, around 11,500 more miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £13,990, which is £184 above the AskCar estimate of £13,806. 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 62 days. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Carworld Car Supermarket, based in Peterborough. 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: £184 (1%) over the AskCar estimate of £13,806.

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 62 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 5 September 2026 at £13,990. 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 2 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 27 July 2026 (engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction; electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault; windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid; and 1 more) and passed 7 days later, on 3 August 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 48,479 miles, which matches the advertised 48,479 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 11,500 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, black. Mileage: 47,880 miles. Price: £14,495, £505 more than this car. Dealer: John Mulholland Randalstown Hyundai in Antrim. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-8cbd7a16c762
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 49,853 miles. Price: £13,430, £560 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Warrington in Warrington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-275c1d7d6c52
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 46,751 miles. Price: £14,573, £583 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, black, 17 miles from this car. Mileage: 67,114 miles. Price: £12,595, £1,395 less than this car. Dealer: EMG Motor Group Spalding BYD in Spalding. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-560b1b9ebb81