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: 28,574 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 127 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 28,574 miles on the clock, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has done roughly 15,400 fewer miles than a typical 2021 Volkswagen Golf. The AskCar estimate for this car is £15,092. It is priced at £15,300, which is £208 above that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses 10,674 UK dealer adverts for the Volkswagen Golf, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Big Motoring World Blue Bell Hill in Chatham. 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: £208 (1%) over the AskCar estimate of £15,092.

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 today. 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 6 November 2026 at £15,300. 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 2 September 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 26 August 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edges; offside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edges.

Mileage at that test: 28,134 miles, which matches the advertised 28,574 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 15,400 miles lower 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, silver. Mileage: 29,000 miles. Price: £12,990, £2,310 less than this car. Dealer: Kettering Car Company in Kettering. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-915a172d579d
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 31,195 miles. Price: £14,028, £1,272 less than this car. Dealer: Carsa Gloucester in Gloucester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-16d37b95bf4b
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 25,861 miles. Price: £14,390, £910 less than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Ford Altrincham in Altrincham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-2718e3775357

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 49,165 miles. Price: £13,420, £1,880 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Blue Bell Hill in Blue Bell Hill. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-c6a7e1c253c7