2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI SEL
Price: £5,799. Fair price: £333 (6%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,466, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 8,332 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts on AskCar as of 5 November 2026.
AskCar lists 8,596 used Volkswagen Polo from 2,827 UK dealerships, as of 5 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Polo
- Trim: SEL
- Version: 1.2 TSI SEL Manual FWD Euro 5 3dr (103 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 72,111 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.2 litres, 103 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: White
- CO2: 124 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2012 Volkswagen Polo Sel is advertised with 72,111 miles on the clock. The AskCar estimate for this car is £5,466. It is priced at £5,799, which is £333 above that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,332 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 110 days. It is advertised by RS Cars in Penarth. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 5 November 2026.
Price
Fair price: £333 (6%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,466.
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
The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 110 days. 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 18 July 2026 at £5,799. Its asking price has not changed.
Mileage and MOT
Advertised mileage is about 1,300 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.
Similar cars
3 other 2012 Volkswagen Polo SEL 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £4,595 to £7,694, as of 5 November 2026.
The 3 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2012 Volkswagen Polo SEL, 1.2 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 81,987 miles. Price: £4,595, £1,204 less than this car. Dealer: A & A Auto Sales in Oundle. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-e91f23e32c68
- 2012 Volkswagen Polo SEL, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 50,000 miles. Price: £6,995, £1,196 more than this car. Dealer: Wantage Car Sales in Wantage. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-a42582b87e9b
- 2012 Volkswagen Polo SEL, 1.2 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 25,000 miles. Price: £7,694, £1,895 more than this car. Dealer: Vivian Price Cars in Kingswood and Fishponds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-aa4dbb3128e8
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Photos
11 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 5 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,776 cars and vans from 12,945 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.