2020 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 eTSI MHEV Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 eTSI Mhev Life DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (148 bhp)
• Year: 2020
• Mileage: 70,422 miles
• Fuel: Petrol, mild hybrid
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 70,422 miles, approximately 23,000 above the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £12,696, it is advertised £303 above the AskCar estimate of £12,393. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,630 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 2 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Carbase Bristol, based in Bristol. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £303 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £12,393.

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 10,630 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

A 2020 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £14,300: the median of the 388 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2020 Volkswagen Golf advertised 2 days ago. About 6 in 10 of 2020 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 584 of the 1,060 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 5 November 2026 at £12,696. 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 7 November 2026: valid until 1 September 2027.

It has had 5 MOTs. The latest, on 2 September 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; offside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened.

Mileage at that test: 68,678 miles, which matches the advertised 70,422 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 23,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2020 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

20 other 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £12,717 to £16,995, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 68,720 miles. Price: £13,495, £799 more than this car. Dealer: Hampton Car Sales in Milton Malsor. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2020-8eb8bf2a3f46
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, yellow. Mileage: 62,313 miles. Price: £13,195, £499 more than this car. Dealer: Hatters Car Sales (Luton) in Luton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2020-c18a9cccaa31
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 60,834 miles. Price: £13,942, £1,246 more than this car. Dealer: Vindis Group Cambridge Volkswagen in Cambridge. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2020-08673a37de48

• The nearest: 2020 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver, 19 miles from this car. Mileage: 83,339 miles. Price: £12,717, the same price as this car. Dealer: Mon Motors Volkswagen Weston-super-Mare in Weston-super-Mare. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2020-ca8bcb2d9f90