2012 Audi A3 1.6 Technik
Price: £3,037. Fair price: £263 (7%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,300, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 6,702 priced Audi A3 adverts on AskCar as of 11 November 2026.
AskCar lists 6,843 used Audi A3 from 2,305 UK dealerships, as of 11 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Audi
- Model: A3
- Trim: Technik
- Version: 1.6 Technik Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr Sportback (101 bhp)
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 100,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.6 litres, 101 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Black
- CO2: 164 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2012 Audi A3 Technik has covered 100,000 miles. Priced at £3,037, it is advertised £263 below the AskCar estimate of £3,300. The AskCar estimate draws on 6,702 Audi A3 adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We have tracked this advert today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Colne Valley Motor Company, based in Colchester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 11 November 2026.
Price
Fair price: £263 (7%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,300.
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 6,702 priced Audi A3 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 11 November 2026.
A 2012 Audi A3 with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £3,000: the median of the 21 for sale on AskCar, as of 11 November 2026.
Time on sale
AskCar first saw this 2012 Audi A3 advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Audi A3 cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 52 of the 83 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 8 October 2026.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 11 November 2026 at £3,037. 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 11 November 2026: valid until 28 June 2027.
It failed its MOT on 16 June 2026 (offside side repeater not working; supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault; nearside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split) and passed 1 day later, on 17 June 2026.
Advisories at the latest test: nearside front shock absorbers has light misting of oil; rear lower suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both sides.
Mileage at that test: 98,855 miles, which matches the advertised 100,000 miles.
Similar cars
1 other 2012 Audi A3 Technik 1.6 petrol manual hatchback is for sale at UK dealers, as of 11 November 2026.
The closest to this car in mileage:
- 2012 Audi A3 Technik, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 90,677 miles. Price: £2,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Armiah in Coventry. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-18e24fe30d5d
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Photos
27 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 11 November 2026, AskCar lists 593,449 cars and vans from 12,847 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.