2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI
Price: £3,495. Fair price: £121 (3%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,374, 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 11,062 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,684 UK dealerships, as of 8 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Trim: S
- Version: 1.2 TSI S Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 120,020 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.2 litres
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Grey
- CO2: 129 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant
About this car
With 120,020 miles on the clock, this 2012 Volkswagen Golf has done roughly 35,000 more miles than a typical 2012 Volkswagen Golf. The AskCar estimate for this car is £3,374. It is priced at £3,495, which is £121 above that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,510 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 14 days ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is advertised by Liverpool Car Sales in Sefton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 8 November 2026.
Price
Fair price: £121 (3%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,374.
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 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,500: the median of the 18 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 14 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 25 October 2026 at £3,495. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 13 February 2027.
It has had 12 MOTs. The latest, on 23 January 2026, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; offside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; rear brake pad(s) wearing thin.
Mileage at that test: 117,228 miles, which matches the advertised 120,020 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 35,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
Similar cars
1 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf S 1.2 petrol manual hatchback is for sale at UK dealers, as of 8 November 2026.
The closest to this car in mileage:
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf S, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 45,217 miles. Price: £6,295, £2,800 more than this car. Dealer: Oscars Traders in Canterbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-a99e051f1cb4
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Photos
36 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 8 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,762 cars and vans from 12,892 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.