2023 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.0 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (94 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 21,024 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 94 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 118 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life is advertised with 21,024 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £14,995, which is £328 above the AskCar estimate of £14,667. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,195 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this advert 36 days ago, and its asking price has since fallen by £1,500. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Pulman Volkswagen Durham, based in Durham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £328 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £14,667.

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 8,195 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

A 2023 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,200: the median of the 901 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2023 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 36 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 2 October 2026 at £16,495. Its asking price is now £14,995, £1,500 less. The latest price cut was seen on 22 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 2 October 2026: £16,495
• 22 October 2026: £14,995

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 18 May 2027.

It failed its MOT on 18 May 2026 (nearside front tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing; offside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing.

Mileage at that test: 19,208 miles, which matches the advertised 21,024 miles.

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

Similar cars

449 other 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,595 to £17,400, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 21,036 miles. Price: £11,490, £3,505 less than this car. Dealer: Alliance Cars in Windlesham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-8cea41eedc7f
• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 20,986 miles. Price: £15,495, £500 more than this car. Dealer: Des Winks in Scarborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-dd616894f4d5
• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 21,082 miles. Price: £14,495, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Chester in Chester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-d0a665e76692

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 30,910 miles. Price: £14,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Pulman Volkswagen Durham in Durham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-553643a4feba