2023 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 eTSI MHEV Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 eTSI Mhev Life DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (148 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 37,666 miles
• Fuel: Petrol, mild hybrid
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 126 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life has covered 37,666 miles, around 11,300 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £16,998, it is advertised £382 above the AskCar estimate of £16,616. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,895 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is for sale at Arnold Clark Solihull Motorstore in Birmingham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 14 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £382 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £16,616.

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 10,895 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 14 November 2026.

A 2023 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £18,000: the median of the 486 for sale on AskCar, as of 14 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: 943 of the 1,859 first advertised between 14 July 2026 and 11 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 14 November 2026 at £16,998. 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 14 November 2026: valid until 4 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: 37,672 miles, which matches the advertised 37,666 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 11,300 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

33 other 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £11,990 to £19,500, as of 14 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 36,000 miles. Price: £17,995, £997 more than this car. Dealer: Penton Citroen & MG Poole in Poole. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-a2ca3a7e5952
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 32,453 miles. Price: £16,850, £148 less than this car. Dealer: CarTime Nelson/Burnley in Nelson. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-889359dde5a0
• 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 29,425 miles. Price: £16,348, £650 less than this car. Dealer: Hammond Cars Ipswich in Ipswich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-dc20a8b9236b

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, grey, 18 miles from this car. Mileage: 29,279 miles. Price: £17,330, £332 more than this car. Dealer: Big Motoring World Cannock in Cannock. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2023-4676e4ed6fd9