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 (148 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 89,830 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: White
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 89,830 miles, approximately 45,300 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £10,999, which is £776 above the AskCar estimate of £10,223. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,705 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale today. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Perry Road Autos in Colchester. 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

Fair price: £776 (7%) over the AskCar estimate of £10,223.

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 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 318 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 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: 587 of the 1,107 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 November 2026 at £10,999. 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 27 July 2027.

It has had 4 MOTs. The latest, on 13 July 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear road wheel slightly distorted; nearside rear tyre - has been wearing at the inner edge.

Mileage at that test: 84,485 miles, which matches the advertised 89,830 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 45,300 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

69 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,995 to £16,399, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 90,000 miles. Price: £10,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Emerald Motor Group in Bolton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-66b13d84cc8f
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 89,000 miles. Price: £10,999, the same price as this car. Dealer: Hines Auto Group in Lydney. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-082b2854641c
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 88,500 miles. Price: £11,495, £496 more than this car. Dealer: Vehicle Vault in Darlington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-fcf6cd55a0ac

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black, 27 miles from this car. Mileage: 84,600 miles. Price: £10,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Collier Cars in Romford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-234f37e2ee41