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Volkswagen Golf

1974 – today

The Volkswagen Golf has been on sale since 1974. In that time it has had 12 generations or facelifts: Golf I (17) (1974), Golf I Cabrio (155) (1979), Golf II (19E) (1983), Golf II (19E) restyling (1987), Golf III (1H) (1991), Golf IV (1J) (1997), Golf V (1K) (2003), Golf VI (5K) (2008), Golf VII (5G) (2012), Golf VII (5G) restyling (2016), Golf VIII (CD) (2020) and Golf VIII (CD) restyling (2024).

Move has 253 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and CNG engines, from 54 to 333 hp. 219 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a Volkswagen Golf, you can send them to complete it.

Years1974 – today
Generations12
Versions with specs253
Photos0

Generation by generation

1974

Volkswagen Golf Golf I (17)

1974 – 1983

  • 3 versions
  • 54–112 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Code 17
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1979

Volkswagen Golf Golf I Cabrio (155)

1979 – 1993

  • 1 version
  • 112 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code 155
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1983

Volkswagen Golf Golf II (19E)

1983 – 1987

  • 6 versions
  • 54–139 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Code 19E
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1987

Volkswagen Golf Golf II (19E) restyling

1987 – 1992

  • 3 versions
  • 75–160 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code 19E
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1991

Volkswagen Golf Golf III (1H)

1991 – 2002

  • 18 versions
  • 60–190 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 16 with service schedule
  • Code 1H
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1997

Volkswagen Golf Golf IV (1J)

1997 – 2005

  • 32 versions
  • 68–241 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 26 with service schedule
  • Code 1J
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2003

Volkswagen Golf Golf V (1K)

2003 – 2009

  • 42 versions
  • 75–250 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 29 with service schedule
  • Code 1K
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2008

Volkswagen Golf Golf VI (5K)

2008 – 2015

  • 47 versions
  • 90–270 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 47 with service schedule
  • Code 5K
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2012

Volkswagen Golf Golf VII (5G)

2012 – 2017

  • 41 versions
  • 105–300 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • Electric
  • CNG
  • 41 with service schedule
  • Code 5G
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2016

Volkswagen Golf Golf VII (5G) restyling

2016 – 2020

  • 29 versions
  • 110–310 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • Electric
  • CNG
  • 29 with service schedule
  • Code 5G
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2020

Volkswagen Golf Golf VIII (CD)

2020 – 2024

  • 17 versions
  • 110–333 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 17 with service schedule
  • Code CD
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2024

Volkswagen Golf Golf VIII (CD) restyling

On sale

2024 – today

  • 14 versions
  • 115–333 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 14 with service schedule
  • Code CD
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