2016 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 BlueMotion Tech Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.0 BlueMotion Tech Match Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (59 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 71,111 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 59 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 106 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match has covered 71,111 miles. Its asking price of £6,999 is £27 below the AskCar estimate of £7,026. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 8,299 Volkswagen Polo adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert for 109 days. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 80,751 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 9 February 2027. It is for sale at RS Cars in Penarth. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 4 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £27 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £7,026.

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 8,299 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £7,000: the median of the 144 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2016 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 109 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 18 July 2026 at £6,999. 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 4 November 2026: valid until 9 February 2027.

It failed its MOT on 26 January 2026 (offside front suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn console bush; offside front headlamp aim too low; nearside front headlamp aim too high) and passed 1 day later, on 27 January 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: parking brake lever defective but can be satisfactorily operated; nearside rear coil spring corroded; offside rear coil spring corroded; and 2 more.

Mileage at that test: 80,751 miles. The advert says 71,111 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 5,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

78 other 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,850 to £10,998, as of 4 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 71,305 miles. Price: £7,495, £496 more than this car. Dealer: Crewe Car Sales in Crewe. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-0638ab01be5a
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 71,460 miles. Price: £7,495, £496 more than this car. Dealer: Lawrence Of Kemnay in Inverurie. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-9ee34a73df3e
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 70,000 miles. Price: £6,795, £204 less than this car. Dealer: West Suffolk Cars in Bury St Edmunds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-233511a0ebf0

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 51,222 miles. Price: £6,999, the same price as this car. Dealer: RS Cars in Penarth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-9720fb2d6a23