2012 Volkswagen up! 1.0 High

Price: £5,490. Fair price: £271 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £5,761, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 1,119 priced Volkswagen up! adverts on AskCar as of 4 November 2026.

AskCar lists 1,158 used Volkswagen up! from 789 UK dealerships, as of 4 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Volkswagen
  • Model: up!
  • Trim: High
  • Version: 1.0 High Manual 3dr
  • Year: 2012
  • Mileage: 37,845 miles
  • Fuel: Petrol
  • Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
  • Engine: 1.0 litres
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Colour: White
  • CO2: 108 g/km

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen up! High is advertised with 37,845 miles, approximately 23,600 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £5,761. It is priced at £5,490, which is £271 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate draws on 1,119 Volkswagen up! adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 14 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is for sale at Csg Motor Company in Chalfont St Giles. 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: £271 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £5,761.

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 1,119 priced Volkswagen up! adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen up! with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,600: the median of the 67 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Volkswagen up! has been on sale for at least 14 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 21 October 2026 at £5,490. 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 16 June 2027.

It has had 14 MOTs. The latest, on 5 June 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake pad(s) wearing thin; front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; offside front nail in tyre.

Mileage at that test: 35,411 miles, which matches the advertised 37,845 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 23,600 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen up! on AskCar.

Similar cars

11 other 2012 Volkswagen up! High 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,195 to £6,900, as of 4 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

  • 2012 Volkswagen up! High, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 43,225 miles. Price: £4,495, £995 less than this car. Dealer: Millennium Motors in Manchester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-e5f2ab389b48
  • 2012 Volkswagen up! High, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 52,047 miles. Price: £3,995, £1,495 less than this car. Dealer: All Motors in Kirknewton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-89efa97be7e9
  • 2012 Volkswagen up! High, 1.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 56,000 miles. Price: £5,000, £490 less than this car. Dealer: Rollin Car Sales in Rotherham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-019ae84a69d8
  • The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen up! High, 1.0 petrol hatchback, white, 36 miles from this car. Mileage: 59,097 miles. Price: £4,395, £1,095 less than this car. Dealer: Barn Cars in Brentwood. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-f80a1df8397c

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As of 4 November 2026, AskCar lists 592,552 cars and vans from 12,964 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.