2009 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 TDI SE

Price: £1,790. Good value: £280 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,070, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 8,195 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts on AskCar as of 7 November 2026.

AskCar lists 8,647 used Volkswagen Polo from 2,820 UK dealerships, as of 7 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Polo
  • Trim: SE
  • Version: 1.6 TDI SE Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (74 bhp)
  • Year: 2009
  • Mileage: 136,000 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.6 litres, 74 bhp
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Blue
  • CO2: 112 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2009 Volkswagen Polo SE has covered 136,000 miles. Its asking price of £1,790 is £280 below the AskCar estimate of £2,070. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 8,195 Volkswagen Polo adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first saw this car advertised 38 days ago. Its asking price has since fallen by £100. The latest MOT recorded 136,976 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. Its recorded MOT is valid until 4 August 2027. It is for sale at Chesterton Motor Group in Rotherham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £280 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,070.

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 8,195 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2009 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 38 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 30 September 2026 at £1,890. Its asking price is now £1,790, £100 less. The latest price cut was seen on 13 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

  • 30 September 2026: £1,890
  • 13 October 2026: £1,790

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 4 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 4 August 2026 (offside front headlamp not working on dipped beam; offside rear hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid) and passed 1 day later, on 5 August 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 136,976 miles. The advert says 136,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 66,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2009 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

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As of 7 November 2026, AskCar lists 601,018 cars and vans from 12,892 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.