2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TDI Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 TDI Match Manual FWD Euro 5 3dr (74 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 91,031 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 74 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 102 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

At 91,031 miles, this 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match has covered about 19,500 more miles than other 2012 Volkswagen Polo cars. The dealer is asking £2,990, which is £485 below the AskCar estimate of £3,475. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,098 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is MotoLux Cars, based in Nelson. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 2 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £485 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,475.

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 8,098 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 diesel engine is typically advertised at £4,700: the median of the 118 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Polo advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 164 of the 267 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 2 November 2026 at £2,990. 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 2 November 2026: valid until 3 January 2027.

It failed its MOT on 9 December 2025 (offside rear position lamp not working) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear the brake light lens is filled with moisture side light dimed; nearside rear service brake binding but not excessively; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened.

Mileage at that test: 86,368 miles, which matches the advertised 91,031 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 19,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

8 other 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,662 to £4,995, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 97,000 miles. Price: £3,795, £805 more than this car. Dealer: Vfm Auto Sales in Groombridge. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-bbc960ab0c79
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, red. Mileage: 84,500 miles. Price: £4,500, £1,510 more than this car. Dealer: Regent Garage in Criccieth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-4f467e1c3eda
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, red. Mileage: 82,978 miles. Price: £3,499, £509 more than this car. Dealer: UK Car Sales in Swansea. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-781c12c2b428

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 diesel hatchback, silver, 25 miles from this car. Mileage: 53,000 miles. Price: £4,995, £2,005 more than this car. Dealer: Rightway Motors in Dukinfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-30fbb4a24236