2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 74,782 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 123 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

At 74,782 miles, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered about 30,800 more miles than other 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars. The dealer is asking £11,880, which is £639 above the AskCar estimate of £11,241. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 1 day ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Evans Halshaw Kia Stourbridge, based in Stourbridge. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £639 (5%) over the AskCar estimate of £11,241.

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 10,674 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

A 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 314 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2021 Volkswagen Golf advertised 1 day ago. About half of 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 541 of the 1,016 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 5 November 2026 at £11,880. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 11 February 2027.

It failed its MOT on 21 January 2026 (nearside front tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure split in inner sidewall) and passed 1 day later, on 22 January 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 68,598 miles, which matches the advertised 74,782 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 30,800 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

65 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,995 to £16,399, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 74,000 miles. Price: £11,095, £785 less than this car. Dealer: Spencers Car Sales in Norwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-12450e43b5f5
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 76,000 miles. Price: £11,990, £110 more than this car. Dealer: Applegarth Cars in Stockton-on-Tees. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-b93c1151507c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 76,240 miles. Price: £11,195, £685 less than this car. Dealer: JJ Motors in Ripley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-cf73d9609880

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 8 miles from this car. Mileage: 82,313 miles. Price: £11,498, £382 less than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark West Bromwich Motorstore in West Bromwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-d36df6cb3e05