2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 TSI 150 Life Manual FWD Euro 6 5dr (147 bhp)
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 14,142 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 147 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: White
• CO2: 128 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 14,142 miles. The AskCar estimate for this car is £16,590. It is priced at £15,890, which is £700 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,510 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. Since we first spotted the advert 30 days ago, the asking price has dropped by £559. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 21,978 recorded at the latest MOT. MOT records show an expiry date of 28 September 2027. The seller is Swansway Garages Oldham Volkswagen, based in Oldham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £700 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £16,590.

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 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 309 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 30 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 9 October 2026 at £16,449. Its asking price is now £15,890, £559 less. The latest price cut was seen on 7 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 9 October 2026: £16,449
• 4 November 2026: £15,990
• 7 November 2026: £15,890

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 8 November 2026: valid until 28 September 2027.

It has had 4 MOTs. The latest, on 29 September 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 21,978 miles. The advert says 14,142 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 30,200 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

16 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual estates are for sale at UK dealers, from £6,878 to £15,850, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, white. Mileage: 15,105 miles. Price: £15,850, the same price as this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Bromley in Bromley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-9c01a3183c5d
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, white. Mileage: 23,646 miles. Price: £14,737, £1,153 less than this car. Dealer: D. M. Keith in Huddersfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-bc71199adb65
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, silver. Mileage: 26,406 miles. Price: £14,400, £1,490 less than this car. Dealer: Eastern Western Motor Group Western Volkswagen Coldstream in Coldstream. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-a2a328c04d38

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, white, 18 miles from this car. Mileage: 98,288 miles. Price: £6,878, £9,012 less than this car. Dealer: MQAS Cars in Blackburn. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-6f48da1fccfa