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: 97,000 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

The advertised mileage for this 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match is 97,000 miles. Priced at £3,995, it is advertised £103 above the AskCar estimate of £3,892. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,088 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 97,555 recorded at the latest MOT. MOT records show an expiry date of 9 November 2026. You can find this car at CG Car Sales in Barnstaple. 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: £103 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,892.

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 8,088 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2012 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,500: the median of the 120 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 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: 177 of the 294 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 8 November 2026 at £3,995. 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 9 November 2026.

It has had 15 MOTs. The latest, on 2 November 2026, failed.

It failed on: offside side repeater not working; brake pressure/vacuum build up too slow.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 185 60 15; nearside rear coil spring corroded; offside rear coil spring corroded.

Mileage at that test: 97,555 miles. The advert says 97,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 28,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

52 other 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,500 to £7,995, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, brown. Mileage: 97,000 miles. Price: £3,495, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Carhub in Bristol. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-60968dd1852c
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 96,000 miles. Price: £3,585, £410 less than this car. Dealer: FY Autos in Maidenhead. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-8f6aac335077
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 95,800 miles. Price: £3,350, £645 less than this car. Dealer: Sheff Cars in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-e8cab5237e55

• The nearest: 2012 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, silver, 22 miles from this car. Mileage: 92,159 miles. Price: £4,990, £995 more than this car. Dealer: Keywise Cars in Exeter. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2012-b5fd8efc7f34