2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Tech
Price: £4,995. Above the going rate: £497 (11%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,498, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 8 November 2026.
AskCar lists 11,047 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,683 UK dealerships, as of 8 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Version: 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Tech Manual FWD Euro 5 2dr (104 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 78,000 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: Convertible, 2 doors, 4 seats
- Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Silver
- CO2: 117 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5
About this car
This 2012 Volkswagen Golf is advertised with 78,000 miles, approximately 7,000 below the typical mileage for its age. Its asking price of £4,995 is £497 above the AskCar estimate of £4,498. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,510 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 89 days ago. Our latest MOT record expired on 9 June 2026. Check the current position with the dealer. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at Pitstop Garage in Leeds. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 8 November 2026.
Price
Above the going rate: £497 (11%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,498.
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 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.
A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,700: the median of the 43 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 89 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 11 August 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 8 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 9 June 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It has had 11 MOTs. The latest, on 20 May 2025, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: nearside front tyre worn on inner edge; offside front suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened; front brake discs slightly worn; and 4 more.
Mileage at that test: 77,161 miles, which matches the advertised 78,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 7,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
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Photos
23 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 8 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,629 cars and vans from 12,891 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.