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: 42,240 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 42,240 miles, approximately 5,000 above the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £14,319. It is priced at £13,495, which is £824 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,630 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 73 days, and its asking price has been cut by £800. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is V12 Sports & Classics Ltd - Hinckley, based in Hinckley. 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

Fair price: £824 (5%) under the AskCar estimate of £14,319.

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 2022 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £16,700: the median of the 370 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2022 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 73 days, and its asking price has been cut by £800. About half of 2022 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 643 of the 1,224 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 26 August 2026 at £14,295. Its asking price is now £13,495, £800 less. The latest price cut was seen on 4 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 26 August 2026: £14,295
• 19 September 2026: £14,195
• 24 October 2026: £13,795
• 4 November 2026: £13,495

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 12 August 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 13 August 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened front and rears; brake fluid close to minimum mark; offside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 4 mm and edges worn; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 42,223 miles, which matches the advertised 42,240 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 5,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2022 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

70 other 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £9,499 to £17,049, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 42,012 miles. Price: £14,495, £1,000 more than this car. Dealer: JCT600 Doncaster Audi in Doncaster. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-7fa0392307a9
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 41,686 miles. Price: £13,998, £503 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Grangemouth Hyundai in Grangemouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-cd4abc7105ad
• 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 43,100 miles. Price: £14,249, £754 more than this car. Dealer: Johnsons Volkswagen Birmingham in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-af98de29ab27

• The nearest: 2022 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 11,580 miles. Price: £16,195, £2,700 more than this car. Dealer: V12 Sports & Classics Ltd - Hinckley in Hinckley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2022-a94da5acf5f5