2012 Audi A3 2.0 TDI Sport

Overview

• Make: Audi
• Model: A3
• Trim: Sport
• Version: 2.0 TDI Sport Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 3dr (148 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 73,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 148 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 106 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Audi A3 Sport is advertised with 73,000 miles, approximately 25,600 below the typical mileage for its age. Its asking price of £5,795 is £472 above the AskCar estimate of £5,323. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 6,542 Audi A3 cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 72 days, and its asking price has been cut by £700. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Ivybridge Trade Centre, based in Ivybridge. 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

Above the going rate: £472 (8%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,323.

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 2.0 diesel engine is typically advertised at £4,700: the median of the 22 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Audi A3 has been on sale for at least 72 days, and its asking price has been cut by £700. 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 22 August 2026 at £6,495. Its asking price is now £5,795, £700 less. The latest price cut was seen on 17 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 22 August 2026: £6,495
• 25 August 2026: £6,295
• 26 August 2026: £6,250
• 1 September 2026: £5,995
• 1 October 2026: £5,875
• 17 October 2026: £5,795

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 19 December 2026.

It has had 15 MOTs. The latest, on 10 December 2025, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake disc worn, but not excessively; front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both N/S/F & O/S/F; offside rear coil spring corroded.

Mileage at that test: 69,713 miles, which matches the advertised 73,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 25,600 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Audi A3 on AskCar.

Similar cars

4 other 2012 Audi A3 Sport 2.0 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,695 to £4,795, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 2.0 diesel hatchback, blue. Mileage: 90,000 miles. Price: £4,795, £1,000 less than this car. Dealer: Www.Countrycarsales.Co.Uk in Welwyn Garden City. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-58722e21fd3e
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 2.0 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 107,000 miles. Price: £3,495, £2,300 less than this car. Dealer: Wellesbourne Car Sales in Stratford-upon-Avon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-12f476504ae7
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 2.0 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 109,000 miles. Price: £2,695, £3,100 less than this car. Dealer: Yardley Motor Trade in Yardley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-9b24bff702a2