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: 79,956 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 109 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Audi A3 Sport is advertised with 79,956 miles, approximately 20,000 below the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £3,495, which is £85 below the AskCar estimate of £3,580. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 6,705 Audi A3 cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 1 day. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is advertised by Roberts Car Sales North West in Flintshire. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £85 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,580.

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 6,705 priced Audi A3 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2012 Audi A3 with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,000: the median of the 21 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Audi A3 advertised 1 day ago. 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 12 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 November 2026 at £3,495. 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 12 November 2026: valid until 27 May 2027.

It failed its MOT on 28 May 2026 (offside front lower bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted grill where fog light is tape repaired) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: rear lower suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; offside rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 79,552 miles, which matches the advertised 79,956 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 20,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Audi A3 on AskCar.

Similar cars

11 other 2012 Audi A3 Sport 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,695 to £3,890, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 77,700 miles. Price: £3,890, £395 more than this car. Dealer: Globe Cars in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-1c3087411c44
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 93,000 miles. Price: £3,448, the same price as this car. Dealer: ARC Car Centre in Wakefield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-6811aa920916
• 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 95,000 miles. Price: £2,995, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Cleckheaton Motor Sales in Cleckheaton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-5b0d41f1b364

• The nearest: 2012 Audi A3 Sport, 1.6 diesel hatchback, blue, 47 miles from this car. Mileage: 125,173 miles. Price: £1,850, £1,645 less than this car. Dealer: Eazy Cars Haslingden in Haslingden. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/audi-a3-2012-34c539ab23e3