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: 80,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 60 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 138 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match has covered 80,000 miles. The dealer is asking £2,480, which is £134 below the AskCar estimate of £2,614. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,299 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 160 days. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is M Y Motors Chatham, based in Chatham. 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

Fair price: £134 (5%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,614.

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 8,299 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 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 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2008 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 160 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 1 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 28 May 2026 at £2,480. 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: valid until 5 May 2027.

It failed its MOT on 6 May 2026 (offside side repeater light intensity significantly reduced; offside registration plate lamp missing in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; front lower suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated both sides; and 2 more) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: offside registration plate lamp missing in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; nearside rear coil spring corroded; offside rear shock absorbers has light misting of oil; and 6 more.

Mileage at that test: 79,998 miles, which matches the advertised 80,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 500 miles higher 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 4 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, £519 more 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: 84,134 miles. Price: £3,599, £1,119 more than this car. Dealer: Hyams Autos in Malmesbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-f3d76028968c
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 97,000 miles. Price: £2,290, £190 less than this car. Dealer: Podium PCL in Hanslope. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-25a479fe14e5

• The nearest: 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver, 31 miles from this car. Mileage: 118,000 miles. Price: £1,990, £490 less than this car. Dealer: MFI Motor Company in London. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-6bb06b898e41