2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.2

Price: £3,995. Fair price: £174 (4%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,821, 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
  • Version: 1.2 Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr
  • Year: 2012
  • Mileage: 94,830 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

At 94,830 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen Polo has covered about 24,100 more miles than other 2012 Volkswagen Polo cars. Its asking price of £3,995 is £174 above the AskCar estimate of £3,821. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,195 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 33 days ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. You can find this car at SGates Motors in Wiltshire. 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

Fair price: £174 (4%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,821.

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.

A 2012 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,600: the median of the 120 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 33 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 5 October 2026 at £3,995. 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 7 November 2026: valid until 13 October 2027.

It failed its MOT on 28 September 2026 (brake servo defective or ineffective; offside rear shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edge.

Mileage at that test: 94,828 miles, which matches the advertised 94,830 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 24,100 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

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10 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.

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.