Volkswagen Golf

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

Volkswagen Golf — market at a glance Median asking £7,995

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 £7,995 midpoint of live UK listings

Listings live 106 range £1,488–£44,950

Typical time listed 8d median, since tracking began

Listing type 93% classified · 7% auction

Cheapest way in: the Mk4 (1998–2003) — median asking around £1,650 across 6 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
Mk1	1974–1983	£1,500	3
Mk2	1984–1991	£3,995	12
Mk3	1992–1997	£3,450	3
Mk4	1998–2003	£1,650	6
Mk5	2004–2008	£3,650	21
Mk6	2009–2012	£4,000	7
Mk7	2013–2019	£12,689	35
Mk8	2020–now	£20,940	19

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

Price band	Listings	Share
Under £5k	38	36%
£5k–£10k	23	22%
£10k–£20k	31	29%
£20k–£35k	13	12%
£35k–£50k	1	1%

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	£7,700	44
R	£17,789	29

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	£24,575	16
40–80k mi	£8,500	51
80–120k mi	£4,125	24

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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