2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TDI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 TDI Match Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (74 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 82,978 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 74 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 102 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match has covered 82,978 miles, around 12,200 more miles than is typical for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £4,008. It is priced at £3,499, which is £509 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,332 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 4 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is UK Car Sales, based in Swansea. 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

Good value: £509 (12%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,008.

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 diesel engine is typically advertised at £4,600: the median of the 121 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Polo advertised 4 days ago. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 173 of the 286 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 2 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 1 November 2026 at £3,499. 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 20 February 2027.

It has had 14 MOTs. The latest, on 27 January 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides; nearside front outer drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated; nearside front macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement top mount slight play; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 81,331 miles, which matches the advertised 82,978 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 12,200 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

8 other 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,662 to £4,995, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, blue. Mileage: 91,031 miles. Price: £2,990, £509 less than this car. Dealer: MotoLux Cars in Nelson. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-41863f8a6874
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 97,000 miles. Price: £3,795, £296 more than this car. Dealer: Vfm Auto Sales in Groombridge. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-bbc960ab0c79
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 100,000 miles. Price: £3,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: Wheels Of Ipswich in Ipswich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-f83d78058ce6

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, blue, 107 miles from this car. Mileage: 125,928 miles. Price: £2,662, £837 less than this car. Dealer: Drive Central in Solihull. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-c352d6cd6880