2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.6 TDI Match DSG FWD Euro 5 5dr (104 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 96,950 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 123 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match has covered 96,950 miles, around 11,400 more miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £4,190, which is £84 below the AskCar estimate of £4,274. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,630 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. You can find this car at National Car Traders in Leicester. 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: £84 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,274.

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 10,630 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,700: the median of the 43 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Golf advertised 1 day ago. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 129 of the 239 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 6 November 2026 at £4,190. 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 16 August 2027.

It has had 14 MOTs. The latest, on 17 August 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 96,768 miles, which matches the advertised 96,950 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 11,400 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

5 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 diesel automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,995 to £6,890, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 90,000 miles. Price: £4,450, £260 more than this car. Dealer: AMS Cars in Waltham Abbey. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-59f369090110
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, grey. Mileage: 113,991 miles. Price: £3,490, £700 less than this car. Dealer: MotoLux Cars in Nelson. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-67e9f14b19c1
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 137,360 miles. Price: £2,995, £1,195 less than this car. Dealer: A1 Car Shop in Arlesey. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-83bef43e76e9

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf Match, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver, 48 miles from this car. Mileage: 42,870 miles. Price: £6,890, £2,700 more than this car. Dealer: Woburn Cars in Milton Keynes. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-f46fa85846cb