2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 E
Price: £2,240. Good value: £265 (10%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,505, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 8,332 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts on AskCar as of 5 November 2026.
AskCar lists 8,596 used Volkswagen Polo from 2,827 UK dealerships, as of 5 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Polo
- Trim: E
- Version: 1.2 E Manual FWD Euro 4 5dr
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 62,200 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.2 litres
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Blue
- CO2: 138 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
At 62,200 miles, this 2008 Volkswagen Polo has covered about 17,300 fewer miles than other 2008 Volkswagen Polo cars. Priced at £2,240, it is advertised £265 below the AskCar estimate of £2,505. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,332 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less. This car has been on sale for at least 70 days. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is House of Cars, based in Slough. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 5 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £265 (10%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,505.
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 8,332 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 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 5 November 2026.
Time on sale
The dealer may accept less. This 2008 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 70 days. About 6 in 10 of 2008 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 30 of the 51 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 2 October 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 27 August 2026 at £2,240. 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 5 November 2026: valid until 4 September 2027.
It has had 26 MOTs. The latest, on 5 September 2026, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: rear coil spring corroded both sides; exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases; front tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both sides; and 1 more.
Mileage at that test: 62,281 miles, which matches the advertised 62,200 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 17,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.
Similar cars
2 other 2008 Volkswagen Polo E 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,789 to £1,995, as of 5 November 2026.
The 2 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2008 Volkswagen Polo E, 1.2 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 58,250 miles. Price: £1,995, £245 less than this car. Dealer: Serene Motors in Gerrards Cross. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-69c1b9711672
- 2008 Volkswagen Polo E, 1.2 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 101,260 miles. Price: £1,789, £451 less than this car. Dealer: L T Car Sales in Leighton Buzzard. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-11adf233dfcd
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Photos
24 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 5 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,776 cars and vans from 12,945 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.