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: 83,075 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 is advertised with 83,075 miles, approximately 56,300 above the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £12,333. It is priced at £12,400, which is £67 above that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 140 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,000. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. You can find this car at Carworld Car Supermarket in Peterborough. 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: £67 (under 1%) over the AskCar estimate of £12,333.

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

The dealer may accept less. This 2023 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 140 days, and its asking price has been cut by £1,000. 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 19 June 2026 at £13,400. Its asking price is now £12,400, £1,000 less. The latest price cut was seen on 30 September 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 19 June 2026: £13,400
• 22 August 2026: £12,990
• 28 August 2026: £12,872
• 30 September 2026: £12,400

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 28 April 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 29 April 2026, and passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake disc worn, but not excessively both; front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both; front shock absorbers has light misting of oil both.

Mileage at that test: 82,930 miles, which matches the advertised 83,075 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 56,300 miles higher 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: 86,000 miles. Price: £12,980, £580 more than this car. Dealer: Wembley Prestige Cars in Watford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-067dfad5aece
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 77,988 miles. Price: £13,480, £1,080 more than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Norwich in Norwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-bf4cfe4132d2
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 70,842 miles. Price: £14,450, £2,050 more than this car. Dealer: Agnew Volkswagen Belfast in Belfast. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-86a740906ef0

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 14,772 miles. Price: £19,199, £6,799 more than this car. Dealer: Motorpoint Peterborough in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-201369b2f7cb