2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Version: 1.2 TSI S Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 92,661 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 129 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf is advertised with 92,661 miles, approximately 9,400 above the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £4,092. It is priced at £3,295, which is £797 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate draws on 10,393 Volkswagen Golf adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We have tracked this advert for 3 days. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Clayton Motor Company, based in Great Oakley. 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

Good value: £797 (19%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,092.

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 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £6,000: the median of the 15 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Golf advertised 3 days ago. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 117 of the 217 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 30 October 2026 at £3,295. 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 31 January 2027.

It has had 15 MOTs. The latest, on 28 January 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake pad(s) wearing thin; nearside front suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone bush; offside front suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone bush.

Mileage at that test: 89,366 miles, which matches the advertised 92,661 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 9,400 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.