2021 VW Golf vs Seat Leon review – why the Golf is NOT the best family car you can buy | What Car?

There's no competition when it comes to sales, the VW Golf has absolutely trounced the Seat Leon in that department over the years, and generally the Golf has always been the better car. But are things about the change? As always, the new Leon is very similar to its VW Group sibling, but there are a few key differences which actually make it a better car. Watch to find out why.




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[whatcar]

Leon or Golf – which would you have? 🤔

[DanCollinsPhotography]

I’d have the Seat. It’s better looking, better infotainment system and it’s cheaper, a no brainer

[pelss]

I usually like German cars but the new Golf looks comparatively plain next to the much better looking Leon.

[leesullivan]

Button free dashboards will kill choice for Disabled drivers... 😕
And probably do nothing for road safety in general.

[victorherrero]

Seat Leon for two things: value and design.

[angrymuffinsb]

I’ve always preferred the Leon; the Golf is losing its identity

[londonladjeff]

i bought the Leon FR eTSI 150 HP Estate and its an absolute dream to drive, i have had it 2 months and cannot think of any faults. And for the first time in my driving life l got the Automatic, what a dream drive especially in sport mode

[ajlawrence]

My wife collected her new Leon FR sport yesterday and it’s a great car. She traded in a 20 plate Leon FR and there is a big difference, we are both very pleased and hopefully I will get a drive when she isn’t looking 👍

[richardoconnell]

I've got a mk4 Seat leon fr 150bhp evo and what a car only had it 6 days I love it. 👍👍👍

[PhilipJohannessen]

We just decided on a Leon FR e-Hybrid and we're very happy with it, especially for the price.

[inklinginkidor]

Love the leon, i bought myself a 2012 seat leon cupra r, and I love it, very practical for a small car and if you like perforemence, it brings it with its 2.0 tsi petrol with 270 hp

[thedelaminator]

The whole point of the central brake light being high is so that it can be seen by not only the car immediately behind. Putting it at the same level as the other brake lights is stupid.

[MsSonic]

This dark blue is definitely much better than Mat's (Carwow) white leon. Seriously, white paint does this car an injustice.

[alanwayte]

When are touchscreen when driving going to be banned, buttons please, if you can’t use a phone why is it ok to take your eyes off the road to adjust the climate control..insane

[nicolaiarends]

I’ve got the Atlantic Ocean blue metallic VW Golf Life 1.5 Tsi 150bhp - 2021 delivered last week. Absolutely love it. Great car and perfect for my commute on the highway everyday (40km one way to work). However somethings probably wrong with my gearbox as the 4th gear is abit tricky. I need to really push it in hardly to get inside 4th gear. Will be going back to VW next week as agreed with the seller to have a check on the gearbox. But having has the car for less than a week I’m really pleased. Quick car with low consumption. Great adaptive cruise controll that somehow knows when there’s a roundabout nearby and automatically slows down my car and tells me to change gear. Great LED lights on dark Swedish winter roads. Just feels great. Although I never tried the Seat Leon unfortunately but there was such a great offer on this one almost fully equipped with sat-nav and a 1.5 tsi 150bhp brand new car with 0km for €23900 on sale so I couldn’t resist having this one with full warranties.

[joess]

Nice about time the Leon beat the Golf.

[londonladjeff]

just bought the LEON FR etsi 150HP and its an absolute dream to drive more sensors than the space shuttle and so smooth to drive and excellent steering, so much to say about it but it has endless good points. Night time driving is like going down Oxford street at night during Xmas, ambient interior lighting makes you feel relaxed. Lots of points you didnt make is there are alarms to let you know if something is in your blind spots, also lane assist and auto braking when in cruise control and you can set the distance you want between you and the car in front. At this time l cannot fault this car in any way but only had it a month but so far so nice

[konyinaromolaran]

just bought my 2019 seat leon and it is a DREAM

[ahmedslim]

I always loved the leon for the looks and the value. even in the old models I liked the look of the leon more.

[zakynthos]

Leon much better looking and i love my 2019 FR 2.0 TDI.