Volkswagen Golf

Live market prices, listings, and how many are still on the road.

Volkswagen Golf — market at a glance Median asking £12,498

Recorded auction results and live UK asking prices for this model are below, along with how many are still on the road. Our own sold-price comparables are still building.

Still on UK roads

Licensed in Great Britain 901,249 as of 2026 Q1

Declared off-road (SORN) 125,067 stored, restored or resting

Vehicle counts contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0120, Great Britain), grouped by generic model. Counts cover all body types and fuels registered under this model name.

MOT pass rate & common faults

MOT pass rate 80.7% of 1,436,432 tests

Typical MOT mileage 79,000 median recorded, miles

MOT pass rate by year — improving, up 1.4 points since 2020:

Excludes 2024 — that year covers a different number of tests from the rest of the series, so the rate is not comparable with the years shown.

Most common failure areas — share of failed tests citing each area (a car can fail on more than one), from 60,000 sampled fails:

Suspension	28.3%
Brakes	21.6%
Tyres	19.3%
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment	18.3%
Body, Chassis, Structure	11.9%

MOT figures contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results (Great Britain), class 4 (cars & light vehicles), 2024. Pass rate is measured across first (initial) MOT tests only; a pass counts a certificate issued outright or after minor repair at the station. Grouped by generic model.

Live UK market — what they’re listed at

Median asking £12,498 midpoint of live UK listings

Listings live 118 range £1,995–£44,749

Typical time listed 9d median, since tracking began

Listing type 95% classified · 5% auction

Cheapest way in: the Mk5 (2004–2008) — median asking around £4,500 across 11 live listings.

Asking by generation — median live UK asking price per era (so a broad model isn’t one blended figure):

Generation	Years	Median asking	Listings
Mk4	1998–2003	£4,850	13
Mk5	2004–2008	£4,500	11
Mk6	2009–2012	£5,800	9
Mk7	2013–2019	£13,720	54
Mk8	2020–now	£22,995	27

What’s for sale by price — how the live UK listings split by asking price:

Price band	Listings	Share
Under £5k	23	19%
£5k–£10k	25	21%
£10k–£20k	47	40%
£20k–£35k	20	17%
£35k–£50k	3	3%

Asking by trim — median live UK asking price for the variants enthusiasts shop by (trims overlap; a car can count in more than one):

Trim	Median asking	Listings
GTI	£9,875	44
R	£18,858	44

Asking by mileage — median live UK asking price by odometer band (the live counterpart to recorded sales above):

Mileage	Median asking	Listings
Under 40k mi	£22,455	21
40–80k mi	£11,878	69
80–120k mi	£6,198	18

Asking figures are live, de-duplicated statistics from the eBay UK and dealer listings we currently track for this model — the same cars shown in “for sale now”. Asking prices are not sold prices.

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