2012 Volkswagen Golf

1.6 Manual 5dr

£4,199

Good value: £562 under the typical £4,761 for this model, age and mileage, drawing on 10,639 adverts of this make and model.

Overview

Make
Volkswagen
Model
Golf
Version
1.6 Manual 5dr
Mileage
73,000 miles
Year
2012
Fuel type
Diesel
Body type
Hatchback
Engine
1.6 L
Gearbox
Manual
CO2
119 g/km
Colour
Silver
Doors
5

About this car

At 73,000 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen Golf has covered about 10,100 fewer miles than other 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars. The dealer is asking £4,199, which is £562 below our market estimate of £4,761. To estimate its market asking price, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,639 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. The asking price is now £296 lower than when we first recorded the advert 70 days ago. That may be worth mentioning if you discuss the price with the dealer. The latest MOT record shows an expiry date of 7 December 2026, with the advertised mileage consistent with the recorded reading. You can find this car at AT Motors Essex in Colchester.

Stock data from 21 October 2026.

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Price history

First seen on 14 August 2026, 70 days ago. Advert duration calculated on 23 October 2026. Net asking-price reduction: £296 from the first recorded £4,495. 2 price reductions recorded, the latest observed on 15 October 2026.

Recorded asking prices
Date observedAsking price
14 August 2026£4,495
29 September 2026£4,350
15 October 2026£4,199
21 October 2026£4,199

Price and mileage comparison

Estimated market asking price: £4,761. The asking price is £562 below this estimate.

The estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It estimates an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

The pricing calculation includes 10,639 adverts of this make and model across different ages and specifications.

Advertised mileage is approximately 10,100 miles lower than typical for a 2012 Volkswagen Golf.

The advertised mileage is consistent with the last MOT reading.

MOT

MOT valid until 7 December 2026. 72,816 miles at the last test.

13 other cars with the same year, trim, gearbox and fuel are for sale from £1,990 to £4,995.

Other matching cars (up to five, cheapest first)
Asking priceMileage
£1,99092,000 miles
£2,180145,000 miles
£2,49594,028 miles
£2,600128,000 miles
£2,695125,000 miles

These cars have covered 68,533–145,000 miles, compared with 73,000 miles for this car.

Matching year, trim, gearbox and fuel does not mean matching mileage or every specification. Our estimate adjusts for these differences using the wider market data.

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