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How much is a VW Golf? Full costs revealed.

Thinking about buying a VW Golf? For years and years, it's been one of the top ten most popular cars in the UK. But how much does it cost to buy and run a Golf? The NimbleFins car insurance experts have run the numbers on purchase prices for new and used cars, insurance and road tax. Here's what we found.

VW Golf Price

The NimbleFins car data experts have dug into publicly available new and used car data to learn how much motorists are really paying for their VW Golf cars. Here's what we found.

Cost of a new VW Golf

In 2024, starting OTR VW Golf prices for new vehicles ranged from £27,035 for the Life trim up to £39,750 for a GTE. And if you opt for additional options and extras like premium paint (e.g. £730 for Anemone Blue Metallic or £1,220 for Oryx White Premium Mother-of-Pearl) or wheels (e.g. £430 for Alloy wheels 17" 'Nottingham'), the list price can rise further.

2024 VW Golf Starting OTR Prices
Life£27,035
Match£27,210
Style£29,835
R-Line£30,285
Black Edition£31,285
GTE£39,750
GTI£38,900
Average New Car Market Price£33,564

Starting OTR prices are one thing—what are real-life market prices for a VW Golf? Across different trim and fuel types, NimbleFins analysis of brand new cars for sale in summer 2024 found that the average price for a brand new VW Golf across different trim and fuel types was £33,564. This figure reflects the average of 219 brand new vehicles for sale across the seven trim levels of VW Golf vehicles, reflecting different engine sizes and energy types.

VW Golf New Car Price

Cost of a used VW Golf

NimbleFins analysis of over 1,600 VW Golf vehicles indicates that a used car sold when it's in its first year since registration would cost around £30,200, representing savings of around £3,300 and depreciation of around 10% compared to brand new. This is quite good, so it appears that VW Golfs hold their value pretty well in year 1 compared to other makes and models. Golfs Cars lose around £3,800 the next year, representing around 13% depreciation. And roughly the same 13% depreciation the third year.

Used VW Golf CostAgeAverage Price% Depreciation
2024 regLess than 1 year old£30,219-10%
2023 reg1 - 2 years old£26,339-13%
2022 reg2 - 3 years old£22,895-13%
VW Golf Used Car Price

VW Golf Insurance Costs

NimbleFins market tests of hundreds of cheap car insurance policies found that a low-risk driver could pay as little as £300 - £400 a year to insure a VW Golf with an internal combustion engine, but that the GTE cost our sample driver over £500 a year to insure. This is a more expensive vehicle than other Golf variants, and would cost more to replace in the event of theft or write off—hence the higher insurance costs.

VW Golf Used Car Price

Your insurance prices will certainly vary; use this information as a rough guide as to starting insurance costs and to see how they might vary by fuel type and trim level. To find out your VW Golf insurance costs, use the quote calculator below:

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VW Golf Road Tax Cost

The road tax for a new VW Golf depends primarily on the type of fuel / energy, the engine size and possibly on list price, although this only applies to more premium vehicles and trim levels that have a list price over £40,000.

The VW Golf road tax ranges from £190 up to £600 per year.

With so many variants on the market, you can check the road tax for a specific car on the gov or Parkers website.

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