2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion

Price: £3,975. Fair price: £169 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,144, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 8 November 2026.

AskCar lists 11,047 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,683 UK dealerships, as of 8 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Golf
  • Version: 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (103 bhp)
  • Year: 2012
  • Mileage: 76,700 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Black
  • CO2: 99 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

At 76,700 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen Golf has covered about 8,300 fewer miles than other 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars. The AskCar estimate for this car is £4,144. It is priced at £3,975, which is £169 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,510 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 23 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is advertised by FHL Automotive in Bedford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £169 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,144.

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 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,700: the median of the 43 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 23 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 16 October 2026 at £3,975. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 26 July 2027.

It has had 16 MOTs. The latest, on 11 July 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 74,193 miles, which matches the advertised 76,700 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 8,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

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As of 8 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,629 cars and vans from 12,891 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.