2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Match Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (103 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 123,804 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 99 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match has covered 123,804 miles. The dealer is asking £4,499, which is £982 above the AskCar estimate of £3,517. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,545 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 109 days. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 127,868 recorded at the latest MOT. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 29 October 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. It is advertised by RS Cars in Penarth. 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: £982 (27%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,517.

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 109 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 18 July 2026 at £4,499. 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: the latest record we hold ran out on 29 October 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It failed its MOT on 21 October 2025 (nearside front tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 205-55-16; offside rear tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 205-55-16; nearside rear lower suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened wishbone) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: offside front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded slightly; offside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded slightly.

Mileage at that test: 127,868 miles. The advert says 123,804 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 39,300 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, white. Mileage: 124,000 miles. Price: £2,695, £1,804 less than this car. Dealer: BHP Motors Swindon in Swindon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-65d2f0369c85
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 124,527 miles. Price: £2,745, £1,754 less than this car. Dealer: Shotts Motorz in Shotts. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-70ef610282b1
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, white. Mileage: 120,000 miles. Price: £2,890, £1,609 less than this car. Dealer: I Drive Motor UK in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-51cddd7ae557

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, blue, 5 miles from this car. Mileage: 101,836 miles. Price: £4,295, £204 less than this car. Dealer: RTM Motors Cardiff in Cardiff. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-7833b29cb718