2023 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 (128 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 16,487 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 128 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 121 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

At 16,487 miles, this 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered about 10,200 fewer miles than other 2023 Volkswagen Golf cars. The AskCar estimate for this car is £17,060. It is priced at £16,990, which is £70 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. This car was first seen in our listings data today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is advertised by Drive Motor Retail drivedirect Stockton in Stockton-on-Tees. 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: £70 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £17,060.

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 2023 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £18,000: the median of the 487 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2023 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2023 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 869 of the 1,709 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 8 November 2026 at £16,990. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 28 November 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 5 November 2026, and passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 16,493 miles, which matches the advertised 16,487 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 10,200 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

79 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,295 to £17,998, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 16,209 miles. Price: £17,450, £460 more than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Norwich in Norwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-250f655543e3
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 17,200 miles. Price: £15,995, £995 less than this car. Dealer: Lancashire Auto in Ormskirk. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-a92fa8b87c0d
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 17,672 miles. Price: £17,650, £660 more than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Southend in Southend-on-Sea. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-163b7d3f2812

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 21 miles from this car. Mileage: 29,332 miles. Price: £16,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Pulman Volkswagen Durham in Durham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-9b4bf88ec432