2023 Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.0 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (108 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 28,897 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 108 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 122 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 28,897 miles, around 2,000 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £15,180, it is advertised £81 below the AskCar estimate of £15,261. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,548 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this advert 5 days ago, and its asking price has since fallen by £70. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Big Motoring World Blue Bell Hill, based in Chatham. 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: £81 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £15,261.

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 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,700: the median of the 66 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2023 Volkswagen Golf advertised 5 days ago. 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 31 October 2026 at £15,250. Its asking price is now £15,180, £70 less. The latest price cut was seen on 5 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 31 October 2026: £15,250
• 1 November 2026: £15,220
• 3 November 2026: £15,210
• 4 November 2026: £15,190
• 5 November 2026: £15,180

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 5 November 2026: valid until 29 September 2027.

It failed its MOT on 28 September 2026 (emission control equipment obviously defective activated charcoal filter solenoid valve pipe split) and passed 1 day later, on 29 September 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: driver's view items removed from driver's view prior to test; nearside rear outer brake pad(s) wearing thin 3mm; nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; and 3 more.

Mileage at that test: 28,619 miles, which matches the advertised 28,897 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 2,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

38 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,170 to £17,750, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 28,603 miles. Price: £15,298, £118 more than this car. Dealer: CarSupermarket.com Preston in Preston. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-f798f9a8ab42
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 27,884 miles. Price: £15,450, £270 more than this car. Dealer: Baylis Hereford in Hereford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-13a0d2f17caa
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 29,942 miles. Price: £14,800, £380 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Sheffield in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-6eb7e9c6a2c4

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, silver, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 16,073 miles. Price: £16,210, £1,030 more than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Blue Bell Hill in Blue Bell Hill. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-bd191c81cd5d