2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 Match Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 41,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 128 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match has covered 41,000 miles. The dealer is asking £6,990, which is £1,230 above the AskCar estimate of £5,760. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,332 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 81 days. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 43,221 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. Its recorded MOT is valid until 3 March 2027. It is for sale at Automotive Specialists in Bedford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £1,230 (21%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,760.

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 2012 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,600: the median of the 121 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 81 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 16 August 2026 at £6,990. 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 3 March 2027.

It has had 12 MOTs. The latest, on 16 February 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 43,221 miles. The advert says 41,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 29,800 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

53 other 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,500 to £7,995, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 41,677 miles. Price: £6,100, £890 less than this car. Dealer: K&B Used Cars Sales in Maidstone. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-103bf5aa910c
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, orange. Mileage: 40,000 miles. Price: £5,995, £995 less than this car. Dealer: A R used Cars in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-d279cee01632
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 43,391 miles. Price: £5,995, £995 less than this car. Dealer: Cars25 in Darlington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-96d879d3a2bd

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, black, 2 miles from this car. Mileage: 9,024 miles. Price: £7,995, £1,005 more than this car. Dealer: A R used Cars in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-d2446dd0490d