2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 Match Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (59 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 95,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 59 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 128 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match has covered 95,000 miles. The dealer is asking £4,925, which is £990 above the AskCar estimate of £3,935. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,095 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 2 days ago. The last MOT shows 95,870 miles, more than the advert. This is worth checking with the dealer. Its recorded MOT is valid until 28 October 2027. It is for sale at Obsidian Motor Company in Epsom. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 9 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £990 (25%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,935.

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 8,095 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 9 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,600: the median of the 117 for sale on AskCar, as of 9 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Volkswagen Polo advertised 2 days ago. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 182 of the 300 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 6 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 7 November 2026 at £4,925. 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 9 November 2026: valid until 28 October 2027.

It has had 18 MOTs. The latest, on 29 October 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 95,870 miles. The advert says 95,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 26,800 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

50 other 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,500 to £7,995, as of 9 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 94,311 miles. Price: £3,695, £1,230 less than this car. Dealer: Retro Hatches in Eastbourne. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-ff15369aa5cd
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 95,800 miles. Price: £3,350, £1,575 less than this car. Dealer: Sheff Cars in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-e8cab5237e55
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 96,000 miles. Price: £3,585, £1,340 less than this car. Dealer: FY Autos in Maidenhead. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-8f6aac335077

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, white, 10 miles from this car. Mileage: 107,000 miles. Price: £2,975, £1,950 less than this car. Dealer: AUR MOTORS in Sunbury-on-Thames. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-1f3a0547df93