2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.6 TDI Match Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (104 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 89,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 119 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match has covered 89,000 miles. Its asking price of £2,995 is £932 below the AskCar estimate of £3,927. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,393 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We have tracked this advert for 65 days. The latest MOT recorded 89,552 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 9 August 2027. It is advertised by Grange Dene Cars in Chester LE Street. 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

Good value: £932 (23%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,927.

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 10,393 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,700: the median of the 38 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 65 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 29 August 2026 at £2,995. 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 2 November 2026: valid until 9 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 6 August 2026 (offside rear coil spring fractured or broken; nearside parking brake inoperative on one side; parking brake efficiency below requirements) and passed 4 days later, on 10 August 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 89,552 miles. The advert says 89,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 5,800 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

17 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £6,495, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, red. Mileage: 90,300 miles. Price: £3,490, £495 more than this car. Dealer: Swift Cars in Blackwood. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-40a6883f6b67
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 85,198 miles. Price: £4,490, £1,495 more than this car. Dealer: AJC Trading Plus in Southampton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-9d22cf03b1d2
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 93,446 miles. Price: £3,740, £745 more than this car. Dealer: Midtown Motors in Dunstable. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-45ddb335dee7

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, white, 5 miles from this car. Mileage: 114,000 miles. Price: £2,899, £96 less than this car. Dealer: Select Carz in Newcastle upon Tyne. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-ef3afdddad9d