2016 Volkswagen up! 1.0

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: up!
• Version: 1.0 Manual FWD Euro 6 3dr (73 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 38,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 73 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 106 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen up! has covered 38,000 miles, around 10,800 fewer miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £7,995, which is £1,538 above the AskCar estimate of £6,457. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 1,135 Volkswagen up! cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 31 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. It is advertised by Rightcars in Saltcoats. 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

Above the going rate: £1,538 (23%) over the AskCar estimate of £6,457.

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 2016 Volkswagen up! with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £6,500: the median of the 89 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2016 Volkswagen up! has been on sale for at least 31 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 7 October 2026 at £7,995. 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 9 November 2026.

It failed its MOT on 24 October 2025 (exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits; exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits; exhaust lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits; and 5 more) and passed 17 days later, on 10 November 2025.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 32,086 miles, which matches the advertised 38,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 10,800 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen up! on AskCar.