2012 Volkswagen up! 1.0 Move

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: up!
• Trim: Move
• Version: 1.0 Move Manual Euro 5 3dr (59 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 71,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 59 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Colour: White
• CO2: 96 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen up! Move has covered 71,000 miles, around 10,800 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £4,650, it is advertised £513 above the AskCar estimate of £4,137. The AskCar estimate uses 1,130 UK dealer adverts for the Volkswagen up!, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 105 days ago. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 29 June 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at Key Auto Sales in Braintree. 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

Above the going rate: £513 (12%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,137.

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 1,130 priced Volkswagen up! adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen up! with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,700: the median of the 67 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen up! has been on sale for at least 105 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 23 July 2026 at £4,650. 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: the latest record we hold ran out on 29 June 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It failed its MOT on 20 June 2025 (nearside outer integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill excessively corroded; offside front lower windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view; offside rear tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure tyre out of shape, cracking, perishing and has a nail in the tyre) and passed 6 days later, on 26 June 2025.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear outer corrosion around fuel filler flap; offside front outer wheel arch slightly corroded; front anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened; and 6 more.

Mileage at that test: 66,816 miles, which matches the advertised 71,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 10,800 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen up! on AskCar.

Similar cars

13 other 2012 Volkswagen up! Move 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,294 to £4,995, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen up! Move, 1.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 71,810 miles. Price: £3,450, £1,200 less than this car. Dealer: High Peak Cars in Chapel-en-le-Frith. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-f6cb1cbb08e5
• 2012 Volkswagen up! Move, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 69,400 miles. Price: £3,995, £655 less than this car. Dealer: Appleby Motors in Appleby Magna. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-b8c20b7f0fb4
• 2012 Volkswagen up! Move, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 69,065 miles. Price: £4,625, the same price as this car. Dealer: Moto-vation in Leeds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-ac876840a420

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen up! Move, 1.0 petrol hatchback, black, 43 miles from this car. Mileage: 68,680 miles. Price: £3,490, £1,160 less than this car. Dealer: T B Motors Bedford in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-8dfca8be80f4