2012 Volkswagen up! 1.0
Price: £4,495. Above the going rate: £613 (15%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,882, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 1,135 priced Volkswagen up! adverts on AskCar as of 7 November 2026.
AskCar lists 1,190 used Volkswagen up! from 814 UK dealerships, as of 7 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: up!
- Version: 1.0 Manual FWD 3dr
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 79,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
- Engine: 1.0 litres
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Black
- CO2: 108 g/km
About this car
The advertised mileage for this 2012 Volkswagen up! is 79,000 miles. Its asking price of £4,495 is £613 above the AskCar estimate of £3,882. The AskCar estimate uses 1,135 UK dealer adverts for the Volkswagen up!, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 34 days ago. The last MOT shows 79,927 miles, more than the advert. This is worth checking with the dealer. The latest recorded MOT expires on 13 October 2027. You can find this car at IWE Motors in Telford and Wrekin. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 7 November 2026.
Price
Above the going rate: £613 (15%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,882.
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 1,135 priced Volkswagen up! adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.
A 2012 Volkswagen up! with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,700: the median of the 66 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2012 Volkswagen up! has been on sale for at least 34 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 4 October 2026 at £4,495. 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 12 August 2026 (front exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexy pipe) and passed 35 days later, on 16 September 2026.
Advisories at the latest test: offside rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; rear suspension corroded not to excess.
Mileage at that test: 79,927 miles. The advert says 79,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.
Advertised mileage is about 19,700 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen up! on AskCar.
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Photos
25 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.