2012 Audi A3 1.6 TDI Sport

Overview

• Make: Audi
• Model: A3
• Trim: Sport
• Version: 1.6 TDI Sport Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr (104 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 93,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 109 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

With 93,000 miles on the clock, this 2012 Audi A3 Sport has done roughly 5,600 fewer miles than a typical 2012 Audi A3. The AskCar estimate for this car is £3,420. It is priced at £3,448, which is £28 above that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 6,542 Audi A3 adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is ARC Car Centre, based in Wakefield. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 2 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £28 (under 1%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,420.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 6,542 priced Audi A3 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.

A 2012 Audi A3 with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,000: the median of the 15 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Audi A3 advertised 1 day ago. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Audi A3 cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 46 of the 75 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 1 November 2026 at £3,448. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 25 April 2027.

It failed its MOT on 20 April 2026 (offside rear registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; nearside front headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect; offside rear anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn; and 1 more) and passed 3 days later, on 23 April 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; rear suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both; nearside rear coil spring corroded; and 3 more.

Mileage at that test: 87,372 miles, which matches the advertised 93,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 5,600 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Audi A3 on AskCar.

Similar cars

9 other 2012 Audi A3 Sport 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,850 to £3,890, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 95,000 miles. Price: £2,995, £453 less than this car. Dealer: Cleckheaton Motor Sales in Cleckheaton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-5b0d41f1b364
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 98,600 miles. Price: £3,100, £348 less than this car. Dealer: Car Deal in Wokingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-1125bfa7b8cf
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, red. Mileage: 102,672 miles. Price: £2,995, £453 less than this car. Dealer: B&L Autos (UK) in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-867e306b36bb