2012 Audi A3 1.6 TDI Sport

Overview

• Make: Audi
• Model: A3
• Trim: Sport
• Version: 1.6 TDI Sport Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (103 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 165,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 109 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Audi A3 Sport has covered 165,000 miles, around 63,400 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £1,695, it is advertised £514 below the AskCar estimate of £2,209. The AskCar estimate draws on 6,620 Audi A3 adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Norton Automotive, based in Aylesbury. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £514 (23%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,209.

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 6,620 priced Audi A3 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2012 Audi A3 with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,000: the median of the 17 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 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: 50 of the 81 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 8 November 2026 at £1,695. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 8 December 2026.

It failed its MOT on 4 December 2025 (offside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt; nearside rear direction indicator incorrect colour; offside rear direction indicator incorrect colour) and passed later the same day.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 156,341 miles, which matches the advertised 165,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 63,400 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Audi A3 on AskCar.

Similar cars

10 other 2012 Audi A3 Sport 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,850 to £3,890, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 144,000 miles. Price: £2,490, £795 more than this car. Dealer: Vivian Price Cars in Kingswood and Fishponds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-59359e6bf6ee
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, blue. Mileage: 125,173 miles. Price: £1,850, £155 more than this car. Dealer: Eazy Cars Haslingden in Haslingden. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-34c539ab23e3
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, white. Mileage: 120,964 miles. Price: £3,500, £1,805 more than this car. Dealer: Carhub Newport in Newport. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-d1f2d6ba5d8b

• The nearest: 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, red, 25 miles from this car. Mileage: 102,672 miles. Price: £2,995, £1,300 more than this car. Dealer: B&L Autos (UK) in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-867e306b36bb