VolkswagenNo longer sold new · sold 2014–2016
e-Golf
Was£26,345new, the UK
Used from£2,300estimated, 2014 car
- Hatchback
- Front-wheel drive
- 5 seats
78miles(125 km) real-world range
- Efficiency
- 3.8 mi/kWh
- 164 Wh/km
- 1-stop range
- 83 mi
- 133 km
- Rapid charging
- 41 kW
- average, 10–80%
- 0–62 mph
- 10.4 s
- 0–100 km/h
Buying one used
Estimated prices by model year, from its price when new and typical EV depreciation, and the real-world range you can expect today after about 2% battery wear a year. These are estimates, not valuations: mileage, condition and battery health make a big difference.
| Model year | Estimated price | Range today (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £3,200–£5,300 | 63 miles |
| 2015 | £2,700–£4,800 | 62 miles |
| 2014 | £2,300–£4,300 | 61 miles |
Summary
The Volkswagen e-Golf is a 5-seat hatchback with front-wheel drive, sold new from 2014 to 2016, when it cost £26,345 in the UK, and now only available second-hand. It accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 10.4 seconds, slower than 91% of the electric cars on sale in the UK. Its estimated real-world range is 78 miles (125 km) in a mix of town, country and motorway driving. That is the shortest of the 471 electric cars on sale in the UK, and the shortest of 67 hatchbacks.
It uses around 3.8 mi/kWh (164 Wh/km), more efficient than the typical EV on sale (3.5 mi/kWh). The usable battery holds 20.5 kWh and on a rapid charger it averages 41 kW between 10% and 80%. With one 15-minute charging stop, it can cover an estimated 83 miles (133 km) at motorway speeds.
No heat pump is listed for this version, and it does not support vehicle-to-load (V2L).
Second-hand, a 2014 example is estimated at £2,300–£4,300 and a 2016 one at £3,200–£5,300, based on typical EV depreciation. After typical battery wear, a 2014 car should still manage about 61 miles of real-world range. These are estimates, not valuations: check real prices before you buy.
Written by PlainEV from the figures on this page. Range is a real-world estimate, not the official WLTP figure.
Specifications
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 78 miles (125 km) (estimate)
- Efficiency
- 3.8 mi/kWh (164 Wh/km) (estimate)
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 83 miles (133 km)
Charging
- Rapid charging (10–80% average)
- 41 kW
- AC charging (home or destination)
- 3 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- No
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
Battery
- Usable battery
- 20.5 kWh (estimate)
- Battery chemistry
- Not listed
- Heat pump
- No
Body and performance
- Body style
- Hatchback
- Size class
- C · Medium car
- Seats
- 5
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph (0–100 km/h)
- 10.4 s
- Weight
- 1,585 kg
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 380 litres
- Towbar available
- No
- Towing capacity (braked)
- Not approved for towing
- Euro NCAP rating
- Not yet tested
Price and availability
- UK price when new
- £26,345
- UK price per mile of range
- £339 (£211/km)
- Price per km of range (EUR)
- €270 (estimate)
- Price in Germany
- €34,900
- Price in the Netherlands
- €36,190
- Availability
- Discontinued (May 2014 - June 2016)
- On sale new
- May 2014 to June 2016
- Model years
- 2014 to 2016
- Status
- No longer sold new · sold 2014–2016
About the figures
Specifications, range and efficiency figures were extracted on . Range is a real-world estimate, not the official WLTP figure. UK prices are starting prices including VAT.
The summary above is written by PlainEV from those figures.
Photos
- Exterior: Volkswagen e-Golf, by M 93 (CC BY-SA 3.0 de), Wikimedia Commons
Photos show the model, not always the exact version or year.
Updated October 2026