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: 47,566 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 127 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 47,566 miles, approximately 20,700 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £14,030, which is £252 below the AskCar estimate of £14,282. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,548 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 75 days, and its asking price has been cut by £930. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Big Motoring World Cannock, based in Cannock. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £252 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £14,282.

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 10,548 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2023 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £18,100: the median of the 497 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2023 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 75 days, and its asking price has been cut by £930. About half of 2023 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 840 of the 1,645 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 2 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 22 August 2026 at £14,960. Its asking price is now £14,030, £930 less. The latest price cut was seen on 3 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 22 August 2026: £14,960
• 25 August 2026: £14,930
• 27 August 2026: £14,920
• 29 August 2026: £14,930
• 31 August 2026: £14,910
• 2 September 2026: £14,900
• 4 September 2026: £14,690
• 5 September 2026: £14,700
• 8 September 2026: £14,680
• 11 September 2026: £14,660
• 12 September 2026: £14,880
• 16 September 2026: £14,840
• 20 September 2026: £14,750
• 24 September 2026: £14,720
• 26 September 2026: £14,590
• 1 October 2026: £14,580
• 3 October 2026: £14,460
• 6 October 2026: £14,470
• 7 October 2026: £14,460
• 8 October 2026: £14,470
• 9 October 2026: £14,450
• 10 October 2026: £14,360
• 13 October 2026: £14,340
• 14 October 2026: £14,320
• 17 October 2026: £14,240
• 19 October 2026: £14,230
• 21 October 2026: £14,240
• 24 October 2026: £14,090
• 28 October 2026: £14,060
• 3 November 2026: £14,030

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 5 November 2026: valid until 11 May 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 12 May 2026, and passed.

Advisories at the latest test: rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread.

Mileage at that test: 44,153 miles, which matches the advertised 47,566 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 20,700 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

82 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,295 to £18,291, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 48,031 miles. Price: £14,000, the same price as this car. Dealer: Carbase Bristol in Bristol. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-06fae66d90bb
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 43,694 miles. Price: £14,700, £670 more than this car. Dealer: Carworld Car Supermarket in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-534734eb4a31
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 42,801 miles. Price: £14,999, £969 more than this car. Dealer: cinch Bellevue in Hook. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-544dd85d8e97

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, 1 miles from this car. Mileage: 27,334 miles. Price: £14,767, £737 more than this car. Dealer: Carsa Cannock in Cannock. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-59cb23714bfb