2026 Volkswagen ID. Polo Life
£23,945
37 kWh 116 PS
There is a newer version of this car: the 2027 Volkswagen ID. Polo, up to 263 miles.
Cost
- Price
- £23,945
Battery
- Battery Net, which is the figure Volkswagen quotes.
- 37 kWh
- Battery chemistry The 52 kWh cars use NMC instead. LFP packs are happy being charged to 100% regularly.
- LFP
- Battery (usable)
- 37 kWh
Range
- Range WLTP combined. Volkswagen quotes 203 to 206 miles for the 37 kWh depending on specification.
- 203 miles
Charging
- Max fast charge power
- 90 kW
- AC charge power
- 11 kW
- Plug & Charge Every Volkswagen Group car on the ID. software has Plug & Charge, and this one is on it, but nothing has confirmed this model on its own: Octopus Electroverse does not name it and the maker has not said so for this car. Recorded as unconfirmed until one of them does.
- Yes Unconfirmed
- Autocharge Volkswagen Group cars send a different identifier every time they plug in, so no network can tie the session to an account, and it is not something a driver can switch off. Plug & Charge is the group's answer to this instead. Fastned's published list stops at the cars of December 2022 and does not name this one, so treating it as the same software is our call.
- No
Performance
- Drive
- FWD
- Motor
- 85 kW
- Horsepower
- 116 hp
Details
- Seating
- 5 seats
Dimensions
- Boot volume More than the ID.3 or a Golf, which is the point of the front wheel drive layout.
- 441 litres
Tech
- App
- Yes
- Android Auto
- Yes
- Apple CarPlay
- Yes
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What it costs to run
A full charge at home could cost £2.96, or 1.5p per mile.*
- Cost of a full charge
- £2.96
- Cost per mile
- 1.5p
Based on Intelligent Octopus Go, an EV tariff from Octopus Energy (£50 off when you switch). * At 8p a unit, using the manufacturer's WLTP efficiency figure. What you actually pay depends on how, and where, you drive.
Other 2026 trims
Life
37 kWh 135 PS
£25,055
Life Launch Edition
37 kWh 135 PS
£25,555
Life
52 kWh 211 PS
£26,830
inc. £1,500 grantLife Launch Edition
52 kWh 211 PS
£27,330
inc. £1,500 grantStyle
37 kWh 135 PS
£28,470
Style
52 kWh 211 PS
£30,245
inc. £1,500 grantStyle Launch Edition
52 kWh 211 PS
£31,495
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Prices and specifications correct as of 30 July 2026. Source: Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI pre-sale release, 7 October 2026.