2013 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Active
Price: £4,250. Good value: £1,349 (24%) under the AskCar estimate of £5,599, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,562 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 10 November 2026.
AskCar lists 10,971 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,666 UK dealerships, as of 10 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Trim: Active
- Version: 1.6 Active Auto Euro 5 5dr
- Year: 2013
- Mileage: 75,000 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: SUV, 5 doors
- Engine: 1.6 litres
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Colour: Grey
- CO2: 110 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5
About this car
The advertised mileage for this 2013 Volkswagen Golf Active is 75,000 miles. Priced at £4,250, it is advertised £1,349 below the AskCar estimate of £5,599. The AskCar estimate uses 10,562 UK dealer adverts for the Volkswagen Golf, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first saw this car advertised 24 days ago. Its asking price has since fallen by £740. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 77,205 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. MOT records show an expiry date of 4 July 2027. The seller is R&R Cars Northampton, based in Northampton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 10 November 2026.
R&R Cars Northampton is rated 5.0 out of 5 on Google.
Price
Good value: £1,349 (24%) under the AskCar estimate of £5,599.
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 10,562 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 10 November 2026.
A 2013 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £5,200: the median of the 84 for sale on AskCar, as of 10 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2013 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 24 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 17 October 2026 at £4,990. Its asking price is now £4,250, £740 less. The latest price cut was seen on 10 November 2026.
Price changes recorded:
- 17 October 2026: £4,990
- 6 November 2026: £4,690
- 10 November 2026: £4,250
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 10 November 2026: valid until 4 July 2027.
It failed its MOT on 24 June 2026 (nearside front front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle; offside headlamp not working on dipped beam; offside headlamp aim unable to be tested; and 1 more) and passed later the same day.
Advisories at the latest test: offside front tyre tread worn smooth on inner edge; offside rear nail in tyre.
Mileage at that test: 77,205 miles. The advert says 75,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.
Advertised mileage is about 900 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2013 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
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Photos
17 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 10 November 2026, AskCar lists 591,054 cars and vans from 12,888 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.