2023 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 eTSI MHEV Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 eTSI Mhev Life DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (148 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 25,705 miles
• Fuel: Petrol, mild hybrid
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 25,705 miles. Its asking price of £17,498 is £381 below the AskCar estimate of £17,879. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,674 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 2 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Arnold Clark Edinburgh Sighthill Motorstore / Fiat / BYD, based in Edinburgh. 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: £381 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £17,879.

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

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: 858 of the 1,686 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 4 November 2026 at £17,498. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 2 November 2027.

It has had 2 MOTs. The latest, on 3 November 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 25,706 miles, which matches the advertised 25,705 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

37 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £12,000 to £19,450, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 25,836 miles. Price: £17,995, £497 more than this car. Dealer: Martins Volkswagen Basingstoke in Basingstoke. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-1f51ccf95b8c
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 26,852 miles. Price: £17,699, £201 more than this car. Dealer: Motorpoint Sheffield in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-7166c3baa5e4
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 23,511 miles. Price: £17,994, £496 more than this car. Dealer: Johnsons Volkswagen Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-e6d4366380e4

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, 28 miles from this car. Mileage: 9,286 miles. Price: £18,998, £1,500 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Motherwell Motorstore in Motherwell. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-4a5e4ad94974