2016 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI BlueMotion Tech R

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: R
• Version: 2.0 TSI BlueMotion Tech R DSG 4WD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (296 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 75,581 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 296 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Four-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 159 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2016 Volkswagen Golf R is 75,581 miles. Its asking price of £17,995 is £2,850 above the AskCar estimate of £15,145. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,651 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Silsoe Prestige Motors, based in Bedford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 11 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £2,850 (18%) over the AskCar estimate of £15,145.

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 10,651 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 11 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Golf with the 2.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £11,200: the median of the 363 for sale on AskCar, as of 11 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2016 Volkswagen Golf advertised 1 day ago. About half of 2016 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 520 of the 977 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 8 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 10 November 2026 at £17,995. 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 11 November 2026: valid until 11 September 2027.

It has had 8 MOTs. The latest, on 12 September 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 73,348 miles, which matches the advertised 75,581 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 600 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

46 other 2016 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £9,995 to £22,945, as of 11 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 76,290 miles. Price: £14,990, £3,005 less than this car. Dealer: Cars Direct Peterborough in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-3ed840bad786
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 74,031 miles. Price: £14,875, £3,120 less than this car. Dealer: Junction 17 Cars Peterborough in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-3b9612194bac
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 73,000 miles. Price: £15,790, £2,205 less than this car. Dealer: Gravelwood Car Sales Gravelwood in Sevenoaks. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-8af9c278e7f4

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, black, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 108,331 miles. Price: £14,740, £3,255 less than this car. Dealer: Silsoe Prestige Motors in Luton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-14f72ba4818a