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: 90,300 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 119 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

With 90,300 miles on the clock, this 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match has done roughly 7,100 more miles than a typical 2012 Volkswagen Golf. Its asking price of £3,490 is £398 below the AskCar estimate of £3,888. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,393 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert for 33 days. Our latest MOT record expired on 16 August 2026. Check the current position with the dealer. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Swift Cars, based in Blackwood. 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: £398 (10%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,888.

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 33 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 30 September 2026 at £3,490. 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: the latest record we hold ran out on 16 August 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It has had 16 MOTs. The latest, on 13 August 2025, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 90,268 miles, which matches the advertised 90,300 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 7,100 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, silver. Mileage: 89,000 miles. Price: £2,995, £495 less than this car. Dealer: Grange Dene Cars in Chester-le-Street. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-172d16461b0a
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 93,446 miles. Price: £3,740, £250 more than this car. Dealer: Midtown Motors in Dunstable. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-45ddb335dee7
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 94,830 miles. Price: £4,495, £1,005 more than this car. Dealer: Timperley Service Station in Altrincham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-cf6607ae93a8

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, blue, 13 miles from this car. Mileage: 101,836 miles. Price: £4,295, £805 more than this car. Dealer: RTM Motors Cardiff in Cardiff. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-7833b29cb718