2018 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI R

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: R
• Version: 2.0 TSI R DSG 4WD Euro 6 (s/s) 3dr (306 bhp)
• Year: 2018
• Mileage: 47,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 306 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Four-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 157 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2018 Volkswagen Golf R has covered 47,000 miles, around 19,400 fewer miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £19,989, it is advertised £2,042 below the AskCar estimate of £22,031. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,705 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale today. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. It is for sale at Key Kars in Doncaster. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £2,042 (9%) under the AskCar estimate of £22,031.

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 10,705 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2018 Volkswagen Golf with the 2.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £16,500: the median of the 287 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2018 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2018 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 713 of the 1,278 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 November 2026 at £19,989. 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 12 November 2026: valid until 21 November 2026.

It has had 6 MOTs. The latest, on 20 November 2025, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside front brake pad(s) wearing thin; offside front brake pad(s) wearing thin.

Mileage at that test: 44,783 miles, which matches the advertised 47,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 19,400 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2018 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

55 other 2018 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £12,500 to £25,995, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2018 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 47,000 miles. Price: £20,490, £501 more than this car. Dealer: Lawson Motor Company in Stoke-on-Trent. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-ad0b0b3b8794
• 2018 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 47,200 miles. Price: £20,890, £901 more than this car. Dealer: Northumbria Prestige in Newcastle upon Tyne. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-3f3a8cef9965
• 2018 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 48,000 miles. Price: £21,989, £2,000 more than this car. Dealer: Auto Vuego Motors in Hillingdon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-ed9a94436bf8

• The nearest: 2018 Volkswagen Golf R, 2.0 petrol hatchback, grey, 16 miles from this car. Mileage: 67,501 miles. Price: £17,990, £1,999 less than this car. Dealer: VTS Brtn in Sherburn in Elmet. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2018-6bc2ef06ea04