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 (128 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 29,499 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

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 29,499 miles, approximately 2,700 above the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £15,676, it is advertised £365 below the AskCar estimate of £16,041. The AskCar estimate uses 10,674 UK dealer adverts for the Volkswagen Golf, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first saw this car advertised 13 days ago. Its asking price has since fallen by £318. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Hammond Cars Ipswich, based in Ipswich. 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: £365 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £16,041.

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 2023 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £18,000: the median of the 507 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 13 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 24 October 2026 at £15,994. Its asking price is now £15,676, £318 less. The latest price cut was seen on 6 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 24 October 2026: £15,994
• 5 November 2026: £15,834
• 6 November 2026: £15,676

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 23 September 2027.

It failed its MOT on 15 September 2026 (front shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak both; engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction) and passed 9 days later, on 24 September 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both; front tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both; rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 29,500 miles, which matches the advertised 29,499 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 2,700 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

84 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,295 to £18,291, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 29,488 miles. Price: £15,199, £477 less than this car. Dealer: HPL Wirral in Bromborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-70c4d4551c00
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 29,477 miles. Price: £16,295, £619 more than this car. Dealer: Pulman Volkswagen Sunderland in Sunderland. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-f5302e96973f
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 29,335 miles. Price: £15,799, £123 more than this car. Dealer: Yeomans Omoda - Jaecoo Littlehampton in Littlehampton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-44bfe3653dcc

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 39 miles from this car. Mileage: 16,209 miles. Price: £17,450, £1,774 more than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Norwich in Norwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-250f655543e3