2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Version: 1.2 TSI S DSG FWD Euro 5 5dr (103 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 47,403 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 103 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: White
• CO2: 136 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has covered 47,403 miles, around 37,100 fewer miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £6,995, which is £474 above the AskCar estimate of £6,521. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,562 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. The recorded MOT expired on 12 September 2026, so ask the dealer whether it has been renewed. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Jap Car Finder, based in Bradford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 10 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £474 (7%) over the AskCar estimate of £6,521.

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 10,562 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 10 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,500: the median of the 19 for sale on AskCar, as of 10 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 133 of the 248 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 7 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 10 November 2026 at £6,995. 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 10 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 12 September 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It has had 2 MOTs. The latest, on 22 August 2025, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 47,376 miles, which matches the advertised 47,403 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 37,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.