2012 Volkswagen up! 1.0 High
Price: £4,295. Fair price: £191 (4%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,104, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 1,081 priced Volkswagen up! adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.
AskCar lists 1,144 used Volkswagen up! from 785 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: up!
- Trim: High
- Version: 1.0 Up High Manual FWD Euro 5 3dr (73 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 68,478 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
- Engine: 1.0 litres, 73 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Silver
- CO2: 108 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant
About this car
At 68,478 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen up! High has covered about 7,900 more miles than other 2012 Volkswagen up! cars. Its asking price of £4,295 is £191 above the AskCar estimate of £4,104. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 1,081 Volkswagen up! adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert for 33 days. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. It is advertised by J & I Car Sales in Plymouth. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Fair price: £191 (4%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,104.
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 1,081 priced Volkswagen up! adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.
A 2012 Volkswagen up! with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,700: the median of the 65 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2012 Volkswagen up! has been on sale for at least 33 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 30 September 2026 at £4,295. 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 2 November 2026: valid until 6 June 2027.
It has had 18 MOTs. The latest, on 7 May 2026, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened axle; front exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases.
Mileage at that test: 67,691 miles, which matches the advertised 68,478 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 7,900 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen up! on AskCar.
Similar cars
10 other 2012 Volkswagen up! High 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,195 to £6,900, as of 2 November 2026.
The 3 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2012 Volkswagen up! High, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 66,925 miles. Price: £4,695, £400 more than this car. Dealer: Thirkell's Garages in Sunderland. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-9d6f009e860f
- 2012 Volkswagen up! High, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 62,409 miles. Price: £4,995, £700 more than this car. Dealer: Regent Car Sales in Tonbridge. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-d4bc45ccd3cf
- 2012 Volkswagen up! High, 1.0 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 60,562 miles. Price: £5,295, £1,000 more than this car. Dealer: 1st Cars Wales in Pontarddulais. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-up-2012-841b81e75ad2
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Photos
29 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.