2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.4 TSI Match Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (120 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 44,442 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 120 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 144 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match is advertised with 44,442 miles, approximately 40,600 below the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £4,995, it is advertised £1,050 below the AskCar estimate of £6,045. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,548 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 95 days. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. You can find this car at Lostock Car Sales in Bolton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £1,050 (17%) under the AskCar estimate of £6,045.

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 10,548 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,500: the median of the 78 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 95 days. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 123 of the 230 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 2 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 2 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 5 November 2026: valid until 16 July 2027.

It failed its MOT on 10 July 2026 (rear brakes imbalanced across an axle axle 2; offside rear tyre fouling a part of the vehicle catching on wheel arch; anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault; and 4 more) and passed 7 days later, on 17 July 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: vehicle structure/suspension components has corrosion front to rear; nearside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing.

Mileage at that test: 44,423 miles, which matches the advertised 44,442 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 40,600 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

25 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.4 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,250 to £6,994, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 49,000 miles. Price: £6,994, £1,999 more than this car. Dealer: Strood Motor Centre in Rochester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-5cfa93e1f770
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 50,000 miles. Price: £6,495, £1,500 more than this car. Dealer: Leeds Motor Company in Leeds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-b16d49c1ba00
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 53,200 miles. Price: £6,295, £1,300 more than this car. Dealer: Jojo Auto in Nottingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-4f8166739833

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, white, 9 miles from this car. Mileage: 64,365 miles. Price: £5,470, £475 more than this car. Dealer: Dgc Motor Co in Warrington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-f5e823dab49e