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: 25,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life is 25,000 miles. Priced at £15,795, it is advertised £594 below the AskCar estimate of £16,389. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,674 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this advert 92 days ago, and its asking price has since fallen by £100. The latest MOT recorded 25,742 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 2 July 2027. It is advertised by Poolfoot Car Centre in Fleetwood. 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: £594 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £16,389.

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

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 92 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 6 August 2026 at £15,895. Its asking price is now £15,795, £100 less. The latest price cut was seen on 6 September 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 7 August 2026: £15,895
• 6 September 2026: £15,795

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 July 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 3 July 2026, and passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 25,742 miles. The advert says 25,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 1,800 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

84 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,295 to £18,291, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 24,869 miles. Price: £16,295, £500 more than this car. Dealer: Sinclair Direct in Bridgend. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-db9f575daf50
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 25,222 miles. Price: £16,495, £700 more than this car. Dealer: Igen Autos in Magherafelt. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-10bb79360d62
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 25,550 miles. Price: £15,559, £236 less than this car. Dealer: cartime Rochdale in Rochdale. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-d3944864e303

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue, 20 miles from this car. Mileage: 23,636 miles. Price: £15,299, £496 less than this car. Dealer: Halliwell Jones Premium Trade Cars Southport in Southport. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-46bc91bffd74