2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.4 TSI Match DSG FWD Euro 5 5dr (120 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 104,700 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.4 litres, 120 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 138 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match is 104,700 miles. Its asking price of £4,899 is £123 above the AskCar estimate of £4,776. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,393 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 82 days ago. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 105,963 recorded at the latest MOT. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 9 February 2027. The seller is AB Motors, based in Oldham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 2 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £123 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,776.

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 1.4 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,500: the median of the 77 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 82 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 August 2026 at £4,899. 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 2 November 2026: valid until 9 February 2027.

It failed its MOT on 10 February 2026 (offside front shock absorbers likely to become detached ratainer bolt missing) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; offside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; both front tyres worn on the inner shoulders( tracking??).

Mileage at that test: 105,963 miles. The advert says 104,700 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 21,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

19 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.4 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,995 to £8,795, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 104,000 miles. Price: £5,495, £596 more than this car. Dealer: AutoMart Car Sales in Sunbury-on-Thames. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-c5de7331e63f
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 109,500 miles. Price: £4,895, the same price as this car. Dealer: PTH Car Sales in Portsmouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-f91c7b3c6f07
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 89,424 miles. Price: £5,499, £600 more than this car. Dealer: M Y Motors Chatham in Chatham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-4f0a1d8419b1

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.4 petrol hatchback, silver, 2 miles from this car. Mileage: 61,000 miles. Price: £3,995, £904 less than this car. Dealer: Renegade Motors in Oldham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-e33c06d6914c