2008 Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI
Price: £1,500. Good value: £366 (19%) under the AskCar estimate of £1,866, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,674 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 6 November 2026.
AskCar lists 11,123 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,693 UK dealerships, as of 6 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Version: 1.9 S TDI Manual FWD Euro 4 5dr (103 bhp)
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 169,000 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.9 litres, 103 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Black
- CO2: 137 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4
About this car
This 2008 Volkswagen Golf is advertised with 169,000 miles, approximately 75,600 above the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £1,866. It is priced at £1,500, which is £366 below that estimate. 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 car for sale today. Our records show an MOT expiry date of 30 October 2026, which has passed. Ask the dealer for an update. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is for sale at Banks Of The Tyne Motor Company in Hebburn. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 6 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £366 (19%) under the AskCar estimate of £1,866.
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.
Time on sale
AskCar first saw this 2008 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2008 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 37 of the 67 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 6 November 2026 at £1,500. 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 6 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 30 October 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It has had 23 MOTs. The latest, on 30 October 2026, failed.
It failed on: exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit; nearside stop lamp(s) not working; offside stop lamp(s) not working; and 13 more.
Advisories at the latest test: items removed from driver's view prior to test; vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights; nearside registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; and 11 more.
Mileage at that test: 168,137 miles, which matches the advertised 169,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 75,600 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
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Photos
32 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 6 November 2026, AskCar lists 598,752 cars and vans from 12,905 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.