2016 Volkswagen Polo 1.8 TSI BlueMotion Tech GTI

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: GTI
• Version: 1.8 TSI BlueMotion Tech GTI Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (189 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 84,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.8 litres, 189 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 139 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI has covered 84,000 miles. Its asking price of £9,495 is £217 above the AskCar estimate of £9,278. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 8,098 Volkswagen Polo adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert today. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 87,867 recorded at the latest MOT. The latest recorded MOT expires on 25 October 2027. You can find this car at CPS Performance Cars in Bromsgrove. 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

Fair price: £217 (2%) over the AskCar estimate of £9,278.

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 2016 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.8 petrol engine is typically advertised at £9,500: the median of the 49 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2016 Volkswagen Polo advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2016 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 410 of the 699 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 2 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 2 November 2026: valid until 25 October 2027.

It has had 11 MOTs. The latest, on 26 October 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 87,867 miles. The advert says 84,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 19,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

29 other 2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI 1.8 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £4,600 to £12,995, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI, 1.8 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 83,000 miles. Price: £8,980, £515 less than this car. Dealer: The Car Arena in Kimberley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-443f07bf12e1
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI, 1.8 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 85,000 miles. Price: £9,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: K-Carz in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-ca97cbef2322
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI, 1.8 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 81,710 miles. Price: £8,995, £500 less than this car. Dealer: Knightsbridge Cars NI in Lisburn. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-d040ad342715

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI, 1.8 petrol hatchback, black, 21 miles from this car. Mileage: 93,000 miles. Price: £8,990, £505 less than this car. Dealer: Warwick Motor Company in Warwick. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-65ced00d0dea