2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TDI BlueMotion

Price: £5,499. Above the going rate: £414 (8%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,085, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 8,088 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts on AskCar as of 8 November 2026.

AskCar lists 8,530 used Volkswagen Polo from 2,824 UK dealerships, as of 8 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: Polo
  • Version: 1.2 TDI Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (73 bhp)
  • Year: 2012
  • Mileage: 42,000 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.2 litres, 73 bhp
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: White
  • CO2: 91 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

At 42,000 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen Polo has covered about 26,500 fewer miles than other 2012 Volkswagen Polo cars. The dealer is asking £5,499, which is £414 above the AskCar estimate of £5,085. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,088 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 7 days ago. It is advertised by Smiths Of Swalwell in Blaydon on Tyne. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

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Price

Above the going rate: £414 (8%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,085.

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 2012 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 diesel engine is typically advertised at £4,500: the median of the 120 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 7 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 1 November 2026 at £5,499. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

Advertised mileage is about 26,500 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

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As of 8 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,762 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.