2023 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: 2023
• Mileage: 30,236 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 147 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 128 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

At 30,236 miles, this 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered about 3,500 more miles than other 2023 Volkswagen Golf cars. The dealer is asking £15,995, which is £173 below the AskCar estimate of £16,168. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,510 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 1 day ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Martins Volkswagen Basingstoke, based in Basingstoke. 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: £173 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £16,168.

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 1 day ago. 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 7 November 2026 at £15,995. 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 25 January 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 21 January 2026, and passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 20,494 miles, which matches the advertised 30,236 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 3,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

13 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual estates are for sale at UK dealers, from £14,490 to £17,699, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, grey. Mileage: 30,117 miles. Price: £14,490, £1,505 less than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Cannock in Cannock. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-f4634aae5475
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, grey. Mileage: 28,712 miles. Price: £16,449, £454 more than this car. Dealer: Motorpoint Newport in Newport. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-6c6d7c4e06cf
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, white. Mileage: 24,767 miles. Price: £17,295, £1,300 more than this car. Dealer: John Clark Motor Group in Inverness. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-826eebe3c3bc

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol estate, blue, 4 miles from this car. Mileage: 45,710 miles. Price: £14,999, £996 less than this car. Dealer: cinch Bellevue in Hook. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-434e3c40fe60