2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6
Price: £3,999. Good value: £700 (14%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,699, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,393 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.
AskCar lists 10,849 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,661 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Version: 1.6 Manual 5dr
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 73,000 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors
- Engine: 1.6 litres
- Gearbox: Manual
- Colour: Silver
- CO2: 119 g/km
About this car
At 73,000 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen Golf has covered about 10,200 fewer miles than other 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars. The dealer is asking £3,999, which is £700 below the AskCar estimate of £4,699. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,393 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 80 days, and its asking price has been cut by £496. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. You can find this car at AT Motors Essex in Colchester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £700 (14%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,699.
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
The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 80 days, and its asking price has been cut by £496. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 117 of the 217 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 14 August 2026 at £4,495. Its asking price is now £3,999, £496 less. The latest price cut was seen on 27 October 2026.
Price changes recorded:
- 14 August 2026: £4,495
- 29 September 2026: £4,350
- 15 October 2026: £4,199
- 27 October 2026: £3,999
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 7 December 2026.
It failed its MOT on 2 December 2025 (nearside front shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak; offside front shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak) and passed 6 days later, on 8 December 2025.
Advisories at the latest test: rear suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced; nearside front outer suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement; offside front outer suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement; and 1 more.
Mileage at that test: 72,816 miles, which matches the advertised 73,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 10,200 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
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Photos
52 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.