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
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 29,335 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 29,335 miles, approximately 2,500 above the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £15,864. It is priced at £15,799, which is £65 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. We first saw this car advertised 20 days ago. Its asking price has since fallen by £200. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Yeomans Omoda - Jaecoo Littlehampton, based in Littlehampton. 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: £65 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £15,864.

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 2023 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £18,000: the median of the 489 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 20 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 18 October 2026 at £15,999. Its asking price is now £15,799, £200 less. The latest price cut was seen on 1 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 18 October 2026: £15,999
• 1 November 2026: £15,799

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 11 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 20 July 2026 (offside windscreen damaged and affecting the driver's view of the road) and passed 3 days later, on 23 July 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view.

Mileage at that test: 27,931 miles, which matches the advertised 29,335 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 2,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

81 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,295 to £17,998, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 29,332 miles. Price: £16,995, £1,196 more than this car. Dealer: Pulman Volkswagen Durham in Durham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-9b4bf88ec432
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 29,477 miles. Price: £16,295, £496 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, black. Mileage: 29,488 miles. Price: £15,199, £600 less than this car. Dealer: HPL Wirral in Bromborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-70c4d4551c00

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white, 27 miles from this car. Mileage: 33,000 miles. Price: £16,495, £696 more than this car. Dealer: Southern Prestige Cars in Crawley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-b12c469829c8