2016 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 BlueMotion Tech Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.0 BlueMotion Tech Match Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 3dr
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 27,657 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 108 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match is advertised with 27,657 miles, approximately 37,300 below the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £8,998, which is £271 above the AskCar estimate of £8,727. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,370 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 Arnold Clark Edinburgh Sighthill Vauxhall / Peugeot / Leapmotor, based in Edinburgh. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £271 (3%) over the AskCar estimate of £8,727.

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 8,370 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £7,000: the median of the 146 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 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: 446 of the 755 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 3 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 6 November 2026 at £8,998. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 4 November 2027.

It failed its MOT on 4 November 2026 (offside front headlamp aim too low; brake lever has insufficient reserve travel) and passed 1 day later, on 5 November 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing; nearside front suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement; offside front suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement.

Mileage at that test: 27,664 miles, which matches the advertised 27,657 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 37,300 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

77 other 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,850 to £10,998, as of 6 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 28,058 miles. Price: £9,499, £501 more than this car. Dealer: HolaCars in Watford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-882f8ded4927
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 30,200 miles. Price: £9,495, £497 more than this car. Dealer: Grayswood Cars in Haslemere. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-c6d973a31eed
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 24,268 miles. Price: £9,930, £932 more than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Citroen Rotherham in Rotherham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-e300605f7cad

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red, 8 miles from this car. Mileage: 48,371 miles. Price: £8,998, the same price as this car. Dealer: Arnold Clark Broxburn SEAT / Fiat in Broxburn. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-cb2bc91da4fb