2023 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.0 TSI Life DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (94 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 22,316 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 94 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 125 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life has covered 22,316 miles, around 2,300 more miles than is typical for its age. Its asking price of £16,985 is £1,257 above the AskCar estimate of £15,728. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,095 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 64 days. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. You can find this car at Listers Honda Stratford-upon-Avon in Stratford-on-Avon. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 9 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £1,257 (7%) over the AskCar estimate of £15,728.

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 8,095 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 9 November 2026.

A 2023 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,200: the median of the 898 for sale on AskCar, as of 9 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2023 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 64 days. About half of 2023 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 991 of the 1,937 first advertised between 9 July 2026 and 6 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 6 September 2026 at £16,985. 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 9 November 2026: valid until 11 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 12 August 2026 (nearside rear tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords) and passed later the same day.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 21,686 miles, which matches the advertised 22,316 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 2,300 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

145 other 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life 1.0 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £13,180 to £18,186, as of 9 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 22,898 miles. Price: £16,399, £586 less than this car. Dealer: Eastern Western Motor Group Western Volkswagen Newbridge in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-7b236d1b8258
• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 22,972 miles. Price: £15,998, £987 less than this car. Dealer: CarSupermarket.com Preston in Preston. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-f6fa2a543863
• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 23,239 miles. Price: £15,801, £1,184 less than this car. Dealer: JCT600 Volkswagen Wakefield in Wakefield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-860dfdf9e07d

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white, 17 miles from this car. Mileage: 4,698 miles. Price: £16,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Listers Volkswagen (Coventry) in Coventry. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-987cace86338