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 (148 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 31,532 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 31,532 miles, approximately 4,700 above the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £15,690, it is advertised £150 below the AskCar estimate of £15,840. 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 16 days ago, and its asking price has since fallen by £260. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Johnsons Volkswagen Stafford, based in Stafford. 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: £150 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £15,840.

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 16 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 21 October 2026 at £15,950. Its asking price is now £15,690, £260 less. The latest price cut was seen on 4 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 21 October 2026: £15,950
• 26 October 2026: £15,750
• 4 November 2026: £15,690

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 26 June 2027.

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

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 28,321 miles, which matches the advertised 31,532 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 4,700 miles higher 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, silver. Mileage: 31,600 miles. Price: £15,000, £690 less than this car. Dealer: Carbase Bristol in Bristol. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-f29092777d6a
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 31,640 miles. Price: £15,495, £195 less than this car. Dealer: Johnsons Volkswagen Sutton Coldfield in Sutton Coldfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-445d6f12ebb7
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 30,888 miles. Price: £15,699, the same price as this car. Dealer: Lookers Volkswagen Battersea in Battersea. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-f483f5191067

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, red, 10 miles from this car. Mileage: 47,566 miles. Price: £14,030, £1,660 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Cannock in Cannock. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-44cbbf7357bc