2012 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: GTI
• Version: 2.0 TSI GTI DSG FWD Euro 5 5dr (207 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 40,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 207 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 173 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI has covered 40,000 miles. Its asking price of £9,495 is £709 below the AskCar estimate of £10,204. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 10,510 Volkswagen Golf adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert today. The latest MOT recorded 40,767 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. Its recorded MOT is valid until 24 July 2027. It is advertised by Kennet Motors in Bracknell. 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

Fair price: £709 (6%) under the AskCar estimate of £10,204.

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 10,510 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Golf with the 2.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £6,100: the median of the 52 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Golf advertised today. About half of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 129 of the 241 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 8 November 2026 at £9,495. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 24 July 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 25 July 2026, and passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 40,767 miles. The advert says 40,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 45,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

5 other 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £5,990 to £11,995, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI, 2.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 45,000 miles. Price: £11,995, £2,500 more than this car. Dealer: Cars Stop UK in Rochdale. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-c1b943841526
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI, 2.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 50,300 miles. Price: £8,450, £1,045 less than this car. Dealer: Yahya Cars in West Drayton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-6b9af838d26f
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI, 2.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 27,500 miles. Price: £9,950, £455 more than this car. Dealer: Hodge Hill Motors in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-87e80a6a5f1f

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI, 2.0 petrol hatchback, white, 7 miles from this car. Mileage: 57,000 miles. Price: £9,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: AFA Car Sales in Windsor. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2012-00ede61c9f3f