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: 31,600 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 31,600 miles, around 4,900 more miles than is typical for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £15,851. It is priced at £15,000, which is £851 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,510 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. It first appeared in our advert records 17 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Carbase Bristol, based in Bristol. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £851 (5%) under the AskCar estimate of £15,851.

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 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2023 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £18,000: the median of the 487 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 17 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 22 October 2026 at £15,000. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 24 July 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 23 July 2026, and passed.

Advisories at the latest test: offside front tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 205/55r16 dot 34/20; nearside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing dot 45/09; offside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing dot 12/16.

Mileage at that test: 29,577 miles, which matches the advertised 31,600 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 4,900 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

79 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,295 to £17,998, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 31,532 miles. Price: £15,690, £690 more than this car. Dealer: Johnsons Volkswagen Stafford in Stafford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-da298a8eb6fc
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 30,888 miles. Price: £15,699, £699 more than this car. Dealer: Lookers Volkswagen Battersea in Battersea. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-f483f5191067
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 33,000 miles. Price: £16,495, £1,495 more than this car. Dealer: Southern Prestige Cars in Crawley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-b12c469829c8

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 34,065 miles. Price: £15,000, the same price as this car. Dealer: Carbase Bristol in Bristol. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-0089de21b776