2012 Kia Rio 1.2
Price: £4,490. Above the going rate: £628 (16%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,862, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 739 priced Kia Rio adverts on AskCar as of 6 November 2026.
AskCar lists 775 used Kia Rio from 594 UK dealerships, as of 6 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Kia
- Model: Rio
- Version: 1.2 Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (84 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 50,213 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.2 litres, 84 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Red
- CO2: 119 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2012 Kia Rio is advertised with 50,213 miles, approximately 22,500 below the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £4,490, it is advertised £628 above the AskCar estimate of £3,862. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 739 Kia Rio cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 68 days. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is for sale at Terry Pierce Cars in Middlesbrough. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 6 November 2026.
Price
Above the going rate: £628 (16%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,862.
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 739 priced Kia Rio adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.
Time on sale
The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Kia Rio has been on sale for at least 68 days. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Kia Rio cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 35 of the 54 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 30 August 2026 at £4,290. Its asking price is now £4,490, £200 more.
Price changes recorded:
- 30 August 2026: £4,290
- 3 October 2026: £4,190
- 11 October 2026: £4,490
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 25 November 2026.
It has had 12 MOTs. The latest, on 15 November 2025, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: front sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened.
Mileage at that test: 45,053 miles, which matches the advertised 50,213 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 22,500 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Kia Rio on AskCar.
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Photos
20 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 6 November 2026, AskCar lists 598,752 cars and vans from 12,905 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.