2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.2
Price: £5,499. Above the going rate: £605 (12%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,894, 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: 1.2 TSI DSG FWD Euro 5 5dr (104 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 84,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.2 litres, 104 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Blue
- Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has covered 84,000 miles. Priced at £5,499, it is advertised £605 above the AskCar estimate of £4,894. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,510 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 37 days ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at Hybrid Auto Dealers in Cardiff. 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: £605 (12%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,894.
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 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,500: the median of the 18 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 37 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 2 October 2026 at £5,499. 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: valid until 30 June 2027.
It has had one MOT, on 1 July 2026, and passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 84,303 miles, which matches the advertised 84,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 1,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
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Photos
27 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.