2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.4 TSI Match DSG FWD Euro 5 5dr (120 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 116,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 120 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 138 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match is 116,000 miles. Its asking price of £4,995 is £472 above the AskCar estimate of £4,523. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,630 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We have tracked this advert today. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 116,714 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 21 August 2027. You can find this car at Obsidian Motor Company in Epsom. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £472 (10%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,523.

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 10,630 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,500: the median of the 76 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 129 of the 239 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 7 November 2026 at £4,995. 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 7 November 2026: valid until 21 August 2027.

It has had 14 MOTs. The latest, on 20 August 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 116,714 miles. The advert says 116,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 30,400 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

20 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.4 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £4,495 to £8,795, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 109,500 miles. Price: £4,895, £100 less than this car. Dealer: PTH Car Sales in Portsmouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-f91c7b3c6f07
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 124,000 miles. Price: £4,495, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Wheels 4 You in Ealing. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-eb638f67679e
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 104,700 miles. Price: £4,899, £96 less than this car. Dealer: AB Motors in Oldham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-bdefcaa1e612

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, white, 9 miles from this car. Mileage: 104,000 miles. Price: £5,495, £500 more than this car. Dealer: AutoMart Car Sales in Sunbury-on-Thames. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-c5de7331e63f