2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI R Line

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: R Line
• Version: 1.5 TSI R Line Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 30,243 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 125 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 30,243 miles on the clock, this 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line has done roughly 14,300 fewer miles than a typical 2021 Volkswagen Golf. Its asking price of £17,498 is £89 below the AskCar estimate of £17,587. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,705 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert today. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Arnold Clark Dundee Kia, based in Dundee. 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: £89 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £17,587.

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 £17,498. 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 4 November 2027.

It has had 4 MOTs. The latest, on 5 November 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear shock absorbers has light misting of oil; offside rear shock absorbers has light misting of oil; lower covers fitted obscuring view.

Mileage at that test: 30,252 miles, which matches the advertised 30,243 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 14,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

42 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,500 to £22,794, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 31,153 miles. Price: £17,290, £208 less than this car. Dealer: Sinclair Group Mercedes-Benz Of Cardiff & Newport in Cardiff. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-a60c5ad4b4b7
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback. Mileage: 29,000 miles. Price: £17,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: Prestige Performance (Yorkshire) in North Duffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-0e42d33e8399
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 28,979 miles. Price: £17,499, the same price as this car. Dealer: Charles Hurst Usedirect Belfast 62 Boucher Road in Belfast. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-4ae7d7613748

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Line, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black, 43 miles from this car. Mileage: 14,817 miles. Price: £19,498, £2,000 more than this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Grangemouth Hyundai in Grangemouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-fb9ac8e2f957