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: 71,500 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 120 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 144 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match is advertised with 71,500 miles, approximately 13,500 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £5,032. It is priced at £5,495, which is £463 above that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,674 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 162 days. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Wantage Car Sales, based in Wantage. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £463 (9%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,032.

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 10,674 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,500: the median of the 76 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 162 days. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 127 of the 237 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 28 May 2026 at £5,495. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 21 April 2027.

It failed its MOT on 28 March 2026 (nearside front service brake excessively binding) and passed later the same day.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 71,601 miles, which matches the advertised 71,500 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 13,500 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

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

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 72,857 miles. Price: £4,849, £646 less than this car. Dealer: Auto Arcade in London. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-4aa6b129b931
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 68,110 miles. Price: £5,000, £495 less than this car. Dealer: S Falconer Cars in Dormansland. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-ec5d7799a2a0
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 77,000 miles. Price: £4,295, £1,200 less than this car. Dealer: Cars Direct in Huddersfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-b75bb72f5f96

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, black, 27 miles from this car. Mileage: 85,000 miles. Price: £4,795, £700 less than this car. Dealer: Avon Valley Cars in Hilmarton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-73bff7c281d6