2012 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Active

Overview

• Make: Vauxhall
• Model: Corsa
• Trim: Active
• Version: 1.2 16V Active Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (A/C) (84 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 71,896 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 84 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Brown
• CO2: 129 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Vauxhall Corsa Active has covered 71,896 miles, around 3,100 fewer miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £4,000, which is £1,083 above the AskCar estimate of £2,917. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 9,110 Vauxhall Corsa cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 40 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Claydon Autos in Ipswich. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 4 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £1,083 (37%) over the AskCar estimate of £2,917.

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 9,110 priced Vauxhall Corsa adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2012 Vauxhall Corsa with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,800: the median of the 79 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Vauxhall Corsa has been on sale for at least 40 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 25 September 2026 at £4,000. 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 4 November 2026: valid until 23 July 2027.

It failed its MOT on 21 July 2026 (reversing lamp inoperative; offside front coil spring fractured or broken) and passed 3 days later, on 24 July 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 71,812 miles, which matches the advertised 71,896 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 3,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Vauxhall Corsa on AskCar.

Similar cars

19 other 2012 Vauxhall Corsa Active 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £899 to £5,795, as of 4 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Vauxhall Corsa Active, 1.2 petrol hatchback, brown. Mileage: 72,519 miles. Price: £2,500, £1,500 less than this car. Dealer: OnlyVans A12 in Witham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-corsa-2012-a5065b721e0e
• 2012 Vauxhall Corsa Active, 1.2 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 74,000 miles. Price: £2,250, £1,750 less than this car. Dealer: Northern Car Centre in Preston. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-corsa-2012-79e4dfde990f
• 2012 Vauxhall Corsa Active, 1.2 petrol hatchback, green. Mileage: 67,953 miles. Price: £2,750, £1,250 less than this car. Dealer: Partridge Motor Cars in Horsham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-corsa-2012-aadb6948dae5

• The nearest: 2012 Vauxhall Corsa Active, 1.2 petrol hatchback, 16 miles from this car. Mileage: 19,927 miles. Price: £4,395, £395 more than this car. Dealer: Clayton Motor Company in Clacton-on-Sea. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/vauxhall-corsa-2012-67983f652c10