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: 6,864 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: Black
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 6,864 miles, approximately 19,900 below the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £18,995, which is £838 below the AskCar estimate of £19,833. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 5 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Martins Volkswagen Basingstoke, based in Basingstoke. 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: £838 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £19,833.

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 5 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 1 November 2026 at £18,995. 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 21 October 2027.

It failed its MOT on 8 October 2026 (nearside front tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords; windscreen washer not working; headlamp aim too high) and passed 14 days later, on 22 October 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 6,869 miles, which matches the advertised 6,864 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 19,900 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, blue. Mileage: 5,267 miles. Price: £18,830, £165 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Blue Bell Hill in Blue Bell Hill. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-9be8d2c616a4
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 9,286 miles. Price: £18,998, the same price as this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Motherwell Motorstore in Motherwell. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-4a5e4ad94974
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 12,184 miles. Price: £19,205, £210 more than this car. Dealer: JCT600 Volkswagen York in York. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-89a6511a02db

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 25,836 miles. Price: £17,995, £1,000 less than this car. Dealer: Martins Volkswagen Basingstoke in Basingstoke. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-1f51ccf95b8c