2016 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI BlueMotion Tech R Line Edition

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: R Line Edition
• Version: 2.0 TDI BlueMotion Tech R Line Edition Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (148 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 56,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 112 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2016 Volkswagen Golf R Line Edition is 56,000 miles. Its asking price of £12,990 is £1,396 above the AskCar estimate of £11,594. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,895 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale today. The advert and the latest MOT give different mileages: 56,689 miles at the MOT. Check this with the dealer. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 3 November 2027. It is for sale at Car Pod Group in Stockport. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 14 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £1,396 (12%) over the AskCar estimate of £11,594.

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 10,895 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 14 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Golf with the 2.0 diesel engine is typically advertised at £11,500: the median of the 375 for sale on AskCar, as of 14 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2016 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2016 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 522 of the 986 first advertised between 14 July 2026 and 11 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 14 November 2026 at £12,990. 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 14 November 2026: valid until 3 November 2027.

It has had 10 MOTs. The latest, on 4 November 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 56,689 miles. The advert says 56,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 19,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

7 other 2016 Volkswagen Golf R Line Edition 2.0 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £6,995 to £11,950, as of 14 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Golf R Line Edition, 2.0 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 48,321 miles. Price: £11,950, £1,040 less than this car. Dealer: Prestige German Car Sales in South Shields. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-edddedc26ead
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf R Line Edition, 2.0 diesel hatchback, blue. Mileage: 85,289 miles. Price: £8,940, £4,050 less than this car. Dealer: Vertu Motors Seat Cupra Darlington in Darlington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-46befaba6384
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf R Line Edition, 2.0 diesel hatchback, red. Mileage: 86,523 miles. Price: £9,995, £2,995 less than this car. Dealer: Jack Reid Cars in Carrickfergus. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-ca8217e56f13

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Golf R Line Edition, 2.0 diesel hatchback, black, 13 miles from this car. Mileage: 130,444 miles. Price: £6,995, £5,995 less than this car. Dealer: Citywide Motors in Manchester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2016-526ffe2874b5