2017 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI SEL

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: SEL
• Version: 1.0 TSI SEL Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (108 bhp)
• Year: 2017
• Mileage: 52,404 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 108 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 103 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2017 Volkswagen Polo Sel is advertised with 52,404 miles, approximately 6,000 below the typical mileage for its age. Its asking price of £8,595 is £544 below the AskCar estimate of £9,139. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,195 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less: this car has been on sale for at least 113 days, and its asking price has been cut by £797. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is advertised by NWTC Haslingden in Rossendale. 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: £544 (5%) under the AskCar estimate of £9,139.

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 2017 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £8,000: the median of the 156 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2017 Volkswagen Polo has been on sale for at least 113 days, and its asking price has been cut by £797. About 6 in 10 of 2017 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 416 of the 740 first advertised between 8 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 17 July 2026 at £9,392. Its asking price is now £8,595, £797 less. The latest price cut was seen on 23 September 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 17 July 2026: £9,392
• 31 July 2026: £9,095
• 16 August 2026: £9,000
• 11 September 2026: £8,795
• 23 September 2026: £8,595

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 7 November 2026: valid until 16 March 2027.

It failed its MOT on 13 March 2026 (front windscreen wiper blade defective both; rear lower exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases; offside front coil spring fractured or broken; and 1 more) and passed 4 days later, on 17 March 2026.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 52,421 miles, which matches the advertised 52,404 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 6,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2017 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

1 other 2017 Volkswagen Polo SEL 1.0 petrol manual hatchback is for sale at UK dealers, as of 7 November 2026.

The closest to this car in mileage:

• 2017 Volkswagen Polo SEL, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 61,568 miles. Price: £9,995, £1,400 more than this car. Dealer: Murray Plymouth in Plymouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2017-198fd042106a