Volkswagen Golf Mk6 bulb types

Dipped: H7 · Main: H7 · Indicators: PY21W · Brake/tail: P21/5W

2008–2012. UK specification. Halogen base spec unless a row says otherwise — cars with factory xenon or LED headlamps use sealed units for those positions.

Volkswagen Golf Mk6

2008–2012 · bulbsAll 10 verified

Dip beam (low)H7VerifiedTwin-reflector halogen headlamp, separate H7 low/high bulbs
Main beam (high)H7VerifiedSeparate H7 bulb for high beam on standard halogen reflector headlamp (not shared with low beam)
Front fogHB4VerifiedStandard halogen Mk6 (S/Match/SE/Bluemotion) = HB4 (9006) in bumper fogs. GTI/GTD = H8 (fogs in grille). Previous H11 came from autodoc listing all variants; H11 is not OE on any Mk6.
Sidelight / DRLW5WVerified
Front indicatorPY21WVerifiedAmber bayonet BAU15s
Rear indicatorPY21WVerifiedAmber, 21W
Brake / tailP21/5WVerifiedBAY15d dual filament
ReverseP21WVerifiedBA15s single filament
Rear fogW21WVerifiedbirnen-typ W21W confirmed by second domain: onlinecarparts Golf VI 5K1 inner rear lamp units (Hella 2SA 009 923-131, Diederichs 2215192/93, rear fog + tail) spec W16W (reverse) + W21W (fog). Rear fog sits in left inner bootlid lamp.
Number plateW5WVerified

Sources · last checked 5 Sept 2026

Two independent sources agree: autodoc.co.uk Golf VI 5K1 headlight bulbs; golfmk6.com MK6 low beam H7 guide (Dip beam (low))
Two independent sources agree: autodoc.co.uk Golf VI 5K1 headlight bulbs; powerbulbs.com Golf Mk6 headlight bulbs (Main beam (high))
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Golf 6 list (HB4 or H8); autobeam.co.uk Golf Mk6 page (HB4); autoinstruct Mk6 bulb list (HB4 non-GTI, H8 GTI) (Front fog)
Two independent sources agree: autobeam.co.uk Golf Mk6; autoinstruct.com.au Mk6 Golf bulb list (Sidelight / DRL, Number plate)
Two independent sources agree: autodoc.co.uk Golf VI 5K1 indicator bulbs; eBay UK BAU15s PY21W MK6 listing (Front indicator)
Two independent sources agree: eBay UK MK6 rear indicator amber 21W listing; autodoc.co.uk Golf VI 5K1 indicator bulbs (Rear indicator)
Two independent sources agree: febi bilstein P21/5W (autodoc.co.uk); eBay UK P21/5W BAY15d 380 listing (Brake / tail)
Two independent sources agree: autoinstruct.com.au Mk6 Golf bulb list; VW group standard rear cluster spec (Reverse)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Golf 6 bulb list; onlinecarparts.co.uk Golf VI 5K1 rear lamp unit specs (onlinecarparts.co.uk ↗) (Rear fog)

Checked by FitsMyCar against the sources above · how we check

Volkswagen's handbooks (VIN required) ↗

Can you fit LED bulbs to the Golf Mk6?

This car has halogen headlamps. In the UK, a halogen headlamp unit on a car first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to LED or HID bulbs: the MOT inspection manual (§4.1.4) treats a converted unit as a fail, however bright or well aimed it is. “Retrofit LED H7” bulbs sold for these cars are for off-road use. Halogen upgrade bulbs (+150% and similar) are legal because the unit is unchanged. Sidelights, indicators and number-plate LEDs are a separate question — E-marked LED versions of those are road legal.

Source: MOT inspection manual, section 4 — lamps ↗. Headlamp technology recorded as halogen — how we check.

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