2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 Match Manual FWD Euro 4 5dr
• Year: 2008
• Mileage: 78,000 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

This 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match has covered 78,000 miles. Its asking price of £3,999 is £944 above the AskCar estimate of £3,055. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,088 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 1 day. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Dorchester Sports, based in Dorchester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £944 (30%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,055.

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 8,088 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2008 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,400: the median of the 15 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2008 Volkswagen Polo advertised 1 day ago. About 6 in 10 of 2008 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 32 of the 54 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 7 November 2026 at £3,999. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 26 January 2027.

It failed its MOT on 24 December 2025 (windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chip; front exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases; parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment lever has no reserve travel; and 12 more) and passed 34 days later, on 27 January 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 77,110 miles, which matches the advertised 78,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,200 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

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

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 77,999 miles. Price: £2,999, £1,000 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, £1,519 less than this car. Dealer: M Y Motors Chatham in Chatham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-dbaae9970f46
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 84,134 miles. Price: £3,599, £400 less than this car. Dealer: Hyams Autos in Malmesbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-f3d76028968c