2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 SE
Price: £3,500. Fair price: £96 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,596, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,562 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 10 November 2026.
AskCar lists 10,971 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,666 UK dealerships, as of 10 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Trim: SE
- Version: 1.6 TDI SE Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (103 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 111,000 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: Estate, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: White
- CO2: 109 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5
About this car
At 111,000 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen Golf SE has covered about 26,500 more miles than other 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars. The dealer is asking £3,500, which is £96 below the AskCar estimate of £3,596. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,562 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. Our records show an MOT expiry date of 6 January 2026, which has passed. Ask the dealer for an update. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. You can find this car at M & M Automotive in Lymington. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 10 November 2026.
M & M Automotive is rated 4.4 out of 5 on Google.
Price
Fair price: £96 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,596.
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 10,562 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 10 November 2026.
A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 45 for sale on AskCar, as of 10 November 2026.
Time on sale
AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 133 of the 248 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 7 October 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 10 November 2026 at £3,500. 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 10 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 6 January 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It has had 17 MOTs. The latest, on 7 January 2025, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear tyre obviously under inflated.
Mileage at that test: 110,962 miles, which matches the advertised 111,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 26,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.
Similar cars
1 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf SE 1.6 diesel manual estate is for sale at UK dealers, as of 10 November 2026.
The closest to this car in mileage:
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf SE, 1.6 diesel estate, silver. Mileage: 92,915 miles. Price: £3,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: SLD Autos in Hengoed. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-f4c5e4053ad6
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Photos
36 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 10 November 2026, AskCar lists 591,054 cars and vans from 12,888 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.