2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 Match Manual FWD Euro 4 5dr (60 bhp)
• Year: 2008
• Mileage: 43,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 60 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 138 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match is advertised with 43,000 miles, approximately 36,300 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £3,301. It is priced at £3,695, which is £394 above that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 8,370 Volkswagen Polo adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 20 days ago. Our records show an MOT expiry date of 18 October 2026, which has passed. Ask the dealer for an update. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is C G R Car Sales, based in Towcester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £394 (11%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,301.

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 8,370 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

A 2008 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,400: the median of the 14 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2008 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 20 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 17 October 2026 at £3,695. 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 6 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 18 October 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It has had 18 MOTs. The latest, on 16 October 2025, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened both; front brake disc worn, but not excessively both; offside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 41,705 miles, which matches the advertised 43,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 36,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

8 other 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,950 to £5,995, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 60,000 miles. Price: £2,795, £900 less than this car. Dealer: S J Peters in Sudbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-f99988b7b49a
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 77,999 miles. Price: £2,999, £696 less than this car. Dealer: Stewart Vehicles in Newton Abbot. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-3798c8f6126a
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 80,000 miles. Price: £2,480, £1,215 less than this car. Dealer: M Y Motors Chatham in Chatham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-dbaae9970f46

• The nearest: 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver, 3 miles from this car. Mileage: 101,777 miles. Price: £1,950, £1,745 less than this car. Dealer: True Car Sales in Towcester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-430468571bc6