At its introduction in 2013, it won the Car of the Year Japan Award, the first time it was awarded to a European product. In December 2019, it was replaced by the Volkswagen Golf Mk8. On 10 November 2016, VW presented a facelift of the Golf Mk7. The Golf Mk7 uses the same MQB platform as the third-generation Audi A3, SEAT León and Škoda Octavia.