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: 76,142 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

With 76,142 miles on the clock, this 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has done roughly 49,300 more miles than a typical 2023 Volkswagen Golf. The dealer is asking £12,290, which is £414 above the AskCar estimate of £11,876. 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 149 days, and its asking price is down £370. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Vehicle Select in Bolton. 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: £414 (3%) over the AskCar estimate of £11,876.

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

The dealer may accept less. This 2023 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 149 days, and its asking price has been cut by £370. About half of 2023 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 868 of the 1,708 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 June 2026 at £12,660. Its asking price is now £12,290, £370 less. The latest price cut was seen on 29 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 25 June 2026: £12,660
• 15 July 2026: £12,550
• 28 July 2026: £12,440
• 3 August 2026: £12,330
• 19 August 2026: £11,990
• 11 September 2026: £12,490
• 7 October 2026: £12,690
• 14 October 2026: £11,990
• 29 October 2026: £11,740
• 3 November 2026: £12,290

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 30 May 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 8 May 2026, and passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 76,118 miles, which matches the advertised 76,142 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 49,300 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, yellow. Mileage: 75,916 miles. Price: £11,730, £560 less than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Chery Chorley in Chorley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-11e8345fbb34
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 78,000 miles. Price: £12,190, £100 less than this car. Dealer: M&T Motor Company in Newbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-63c1608b7afd
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 74,000 miles. Price: £12,500, £210 more than this car. Dealer: Precision Motor Group in Harlow. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-56cab7a8b0b7

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 78,615 miles. Price: £12,250, the same price as this car. Dealer: Vehicle Select in Bolton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-383f0feffd13