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: 85,198 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 119 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match has covered 85,198 miles. Its asking price of £4,490 is £381 above the AskCar estimate of £4,109. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,545 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 35 days ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. You can find this car at AJC Trading Plus in Southampton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 4 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £381 (9%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,109.

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 10,545 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,800: the median of the 43 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 35 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 30 September 2026 at £4,490. 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 4 November 2026: valid until 3 July 2027.

It has had 13 MOTs. The latest, on 30 June 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread; offside rear position lamp light intensity obviously reduced.

Mileage at that test: 84,820 miles, which matches the advertised 85,198 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 700 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

20 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,490 to £6,495, as of 4 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, £1,495 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, red. Mileage: 90,300 miles. Price: £3,490, £1,000 less than this car. Dealer: Swift Cars in Blackwood. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-40a6883f6b67
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 93,000 miles. Price: £4,695, £205 more than this car. Dealer: Marina Motors in Carrickfergus. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-a5248c2ba671

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, white, 51 miles from this car. Mileage: 124,000 miles. Price: £2,695, £1,795 less than this car. Dealer: BHP Motors Swindon in Swindon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-65d2f0369c85