Volkswagen Golf Mk7 bulb types

Dipped: H7 · Main: H15 · Indicators: WY21W · Brake/tail: W21W

2012–2020. 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 Mk7

2012–2020 · bulbsAll 10 verified

Halogen spec (many have LED DRL)

Dip beam (low)H7VerifiedHalogen headlamps; xenon variants use D3S, some trims full LED
Main beam (high)H15VerifiedOften listed as H7 elsewhere — halogen w/ halogen DRLs uses H15 (main+DRL)
Front fogH11VerifiedIf fitted; halogen fog housing
Sidelight / DRLH15VerifiedOften listed as W5W elsewhere — halogen non-LED-DRL headlamps have no separate sidelight bulb; the H15 (main beam) 15W filament provides sidelight+DRL. LED-DRL headlamp trims: non-replaceable LED strip
Front indicatorWY21WVerifiedOften listed as PY21W elsewhere; that is wrong for this car.
Rear indicatorWY21WVerifiedOften listed as PY21W elsewhere — amber wedge, same as front
Brake / tailW21WVerifiedOften listed as P21/5W elsewhere — single-filament wedge brake bulb; tail is separate on halogen clusters, LED tail on GT/GTI/R
ReverseW16WVerifiedOften listed as P21W elsewhere; that is wrong for this car.
Rear fogW21WVerifiedbirnen-typ W21W and autoinstruct Mk7 bulb list W21W agree (UK code 582). Mk7.5 and LED-tail-light cars: rear fog is in the LED cluster, non-replaceable.
Number plateW5WVerifiedTailgate number plate lamps

Sources · last checked 4 Sept 2026

Two independent sources agree: AutoBulbsDirect model page; Autobeam Mk7.5 parts listing (Dip beam (low), Main beam (high), Front indicator, Reverse)
Two independent sources agree: autoinstruct.com.au Mk7 bulb list; birnen-typ.de Golf 7 list (Front fog)
Two independent sources agree: golf7freunde.de H15 thread; birnen-typ.de Golf 7 list (Sidelight / DRL)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Golf 7 list; autoinstruct.com.au Mk7 bulb list (Rear indicator, Number plate)
Two independent sources agree: golf7freunde.de brake bulb thread; club.autodoc.de thread; birnen-typ.de (Brake / tail)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Golf 7 list; autoinstruct.com.au Mk7 Golf bulb list (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 Mk7?

Most trims of this car have 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 on most trims, xenon or LED on some — how we check.

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