2012 Kia Rio 1.4 2

Overview

• Make: Kia
• Model: Rio
• Trim: 2
• Version: 1.4 2 Auto FWD Euro 5 5dr (107 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 28,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 107 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 150 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Kia Rio is advertised with 28,000 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £6,495, which is £697 above the AskCar estimate of £5,798. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 708 Kia Rio cars across different ages and specifications. The asking price is now £800 lower than when we first recorded the advert 62 days ago. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 28,583 recorded at the latest MOT. Its recorded MOT is valid until 18 August 2027. It is for sale at SK Motor Trade in Birmingham. 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: £697 (12%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,798.

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 708 priced Kia Rio adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.

A 2012 Kia Rio with the 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £3,200: the median of the 20 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Kia Rio has been on sale for at least 62 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 1 September 2026 at £7,295. Its asking price is now £6,495, £800 less. The latest price cut was seen on 1 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 1 September 2026: £7,295
• 14 September 2026: £7,195
• 18 October 2026: £6,995
• 27 October 2026: £6,795
• 1 November 2026: £6,495

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 18 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 19 August 2026 (offside rear road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt missing; nearside front anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (grease coming out); offside front anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (grease coming out); and 1 more) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear nail in tyre nail in tyre; nearside front suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened; offside front suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened; and 5 more.

Mileage at that test: 28,583 miles. The advert says 28,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 45,800 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Kia Rio on AskCar.

Similar cars

2 other 2012 Kia Rio 2 1.4 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,995 to £6,250, as of 2 November 2026.

The 2 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Kia Rio 2, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 40,000 miles. Price: £6,250, £245 less than this car. Dealer: Best Choice Cars in Slough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/kia-rio-2012-19e2df90fcf5
• 2012 Kia Rio 2, 1.4 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 80,057 miles. Price: £3,995, £2,500 less than this car. Dealer: Hemel Car Sales in Hemel Hempstead. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/kia-rio-2012-f4e20ee052ac