2023 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: 2023
• Mileage: 16,209 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

With 16,209 miles on the clock, this 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has done roughly 10,500 fewer miles than a typical 2023 Volkswagen Golf. Priced at £17,450, it is advertised £431 above the AskCar estimate of £17,019. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,510 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 2 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Group 1 Volkswagen Norwich, based in Norwich. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £431 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £17,019.

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 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2023 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £18,000: the median of the 487 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2023 Volkswagen Golf advertised 2 days ago. About half of 2023 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 869 of the 1,709 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 6 November 2026 at £17,450. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 28 July 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 17 July 2026, and passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 15,916 miles, which matches the advertised 16,209 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 10,500 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

79 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,295 to £17,998, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 16,487 miles. Price: £16,990, £460 less than this car. Dealer: Drive Motor Retail drivedirect Stockton in Stockton-on-Tees. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-1efd0e82d7f7
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 17,200 miles. Price: £15,995, £1,455 less than this car. Dealer: Lancashire Auto in Ormskirk. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-a92fa8b87c0d
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 17,672 miles. Price: £17,650, £200 more than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Southend in Southend-on-Sea. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-163b7d3f2812

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 65,325 miles. Price: £13,690, £3,760 less than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Norwich in Norwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-5bd1c6620fef