Used Volkswagen Golf cars for sale or finance at 10.9% APR
The Volkswagen Golf has become the yardstick by which other family hatches must measure themselves, earning its reputation by being a true jack of all trades – it’s comfortable, fun to drive, practical, well equipped and well priced. Buy or finance a used Volkswagen Golf from Motorpoint to save thousands on the list price.
- £1,200 off
Volkswagen Golf
2.0 TSI GTI 5dr DSG
2022 (22) reg | 4,535 miles
Petrol | 3 months warranty
Was £29,499£28,299£396 per month
Why buy a used Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf is, for many, the definitive family hatchback. It's easy to drive and easy to use, with a certain timeless style. There's space for adults in front and back, and enough room to wrestle your offspring into their child seats. If you don't have big hobbies, the five-door hatchback should provide plenty of room, or you can pick the far more capacious Golf Estate with a substantially larger boot.
Popular Volkswagen Golf trims for sale at Motorpoint
Modern Golfs come in two forms – a five-door hatchback and a slightly more practical five-door Golf Estate. You can also get an MPV called the Golf SV, which uses the same parts and engines but gives you a slightly larger cabin and boot.
For pre-2020 Golfs, entry-level cars come in S trim, which gets a few choice features including air conditioning and DAB radio. SE is more popular, however, and adds some neat extras. Match is a popular mid-range trim available on pre-2020 Golfs, or you can also get the popular Match Edition, which upgrades the package with more tech. GT and GT Edition add more styling upgrades and some luxury touches.
For newer Golfs from 2020 onwards, Life is the entry-level model, followed by Style with more kit and R-Line, which gets sporty-looking upgrades inside and out.
Owning a used Volkswagen Golf
There's a reason the Golf has become such an enduringly popular option in the family hatch market. Its focus on keeping things easy, whether that's driving the car or just swapping radio stations, means owning a Golf is never a taxing experience. Used models make the case even easier to argue as you'll be saving thousands of pounds versus buying a brand-new model. Most of the engines deliver strong fuel economy, if you avoid the high-performance options, and servicing should be reasonably affordable
Read our full Volkswagen Golf review or read our Volkswagen Golf owners guide.
Other models you may be interested in
Traditional rivals to the Golf include cars like the Ford Focus, Peugeot 308, Vauxhall Astra, Cupra Leon, Kia Ceed, Mazda 3, Toyota Corolla and Skoda Octavia, as well as more affordable versions of the Audi A3.
Why buy from Motorpoint?
- Service – we’re rated Excellent on Trustpilot
- Choice – thousands of high-quality, low-mileage used cars from more than 30 manufacturers, ready for same-day driveaway
- Quality – all cars thoroughly inspected to the Motorpoint Quality Standard
- Finance – flexible monthly finance packages to suit your needs
- Peace of mind – comprehensive range of extended warranty and aftercare products. Warranty cover is included on all cars – either the balance of the manufacturer's warranty or a 3-month Motorpoint warranty
- Convenience – in-store pickup on a day of your choice
- Unbeatable prices guaranteed – our Double the Difference Price Promise means we'll refund you double the difference if you find the same car cheaper elsewhere
- Sell or part-exchange your old car – it’s quick and easy with top prices paid
Volkswagen Golf FAQs
The Golf is slightly less than 4.3 metres long, making it a similar size to the Ford Focus or Peugeot 308. That means there’s a good amount of room for four adults inside, although it’ll be a little tighter if you squeeze five in. The boot has enough space for around two large suitcases, but less than you’ll find in an SUV such as the VW Tiguan.
All engines in the Golf range are smooth and efficient for their class. High-performance versions, in particular, offer licence-baiting acceleration without much of a fuel economy penalty.
The Volkswagen Golf has always been seen as a reliable, dependable car, but the latest ‘Mk8’ version hasn’t done so well in some reliability surveys, such as Driver Power. Most issues seem to be software glitches that should be fixed with a trip to a dealer, rather than major faults with the mechanicals. If you’re in any doubt, consider taking out an extended warranty for additional peace of mind.
A brand-new Golf starts at over £25,000 and rises to around £29,000, while the performance versions – GTI, GTD, GTE and R – start from around £37,000 and top out at nearly £43,000. Nearly new examples are now well under £20,000 and start from around £230 per month on PCP finance.
You might pay more for parts and servicing for a Golf than for something like a Ford Focus or Kia Ceed but, on the whole, you won’t need to break the bank to keep a nearly new Golf running. Some parts, like the fancy headlights, can cost a lot of money – but that’s true of its rivals as well. Look out for VW deals on servicing to keep the cost of routine garage visits in check.
The Golf is a comfortable, economical, spacious, safe and refined car, but so is the Polo – and the Polo is cheaper to run and much cheaper to insure. With insurance costs for first-time drivers often being sky high, it doesn’t make much sense opting for the Golf over the Polo.
The Golf starts in group 14 out of 50 for the Life trim with a 1.0-litre petrol engine. Choosing a more powerful engine and a better-specced trim level push the insurance group up a little. Understandably, the hot hatch versions sit in a much higher group – the range-topping Golf R sits in group 31.