2016 Volkswagen up! 1.0

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: up!
• Version: 1.0 Manual FWD Euro 6 3dr
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 40,561 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 105 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 40,561 miles on the clock, this 2016 Volkswagen up! has done roughly 8,300 fewer miles than a typical 2016 Volkswagen up!. The dealer is asking £6,000, which is £40 below the AskCar estimate of £6,040. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 1,135 Volkswagen up! cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 129 days. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 11 August 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Muirhead Motor Company, based in Glenrothes. 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

Fair price: £40 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £6,040.

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 129 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 1 July 2026 at £6,000. 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: the latest record we hold ran out on 11 August 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It failed its MOT on 11 August 2025 (nearside rear tyre has ply or cords exposed; offside front lower suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn) and passed later the same day.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 37,666 miles, which matches the advertised 40,561 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 8,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen up! on AskCar.