2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 Match Manual FWD Euro 4 3dr (60 bhp)
• Year: 2008
• Mileage: 60,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 60 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 138 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 60,000 miles on the clock, this 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match has done roughly 19,300 fewer miles than a typical 2008 Volkswagen Polo. The AskCar estimate for this car is £3,232. It is priced at £2,795, which is £437 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,095 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 62 days. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is S J Peters, based in Sudbury. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 9 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £437 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,232.

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 8,095 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 9 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 9 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2008 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 62 days. About 6 in 10 of 2008 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 31 of the 55 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 6 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 8 September 2026 at £2,795. 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 9 November 2026: valid until 22 January 2027.

It has had 18 MOTs. The latest, on 30 December 2025, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 59,529 miles, which matches the advertised 60,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 19,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

9 other 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,950 to £5,995, as of 9 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 43,000 miles. Price: £3,695, £900 more than this car. Dealer: C G R Car Sales in Towcester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-8f5bb840636c
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 77,999 miles. Price: £2,999, £204 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, blue. Mileage: 78,000 miles. Price: £3,999, £1,204 more than this car. Dealer: Dorchester Sports in Dorchester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-c413eba4ca2c

• The nearest: 2008 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver, 49 miles from this car. Mileage: 80,000 miles. Price: £2,480, £315 less than this car. Dealer: M Y Motors Chatham in Chatham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2008-dbaae9970f46