2016 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI BlueMotion Tech Match

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Match
• Version: 1.2 TSI BlueMotion Tech Match DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (89 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 57,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 89 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 109 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match is advertised with 57,000 miles, approximately 7,600 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £9,028. It is priced at £8,994, which is £34 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,187 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Strood Motor Centre, based in Strood. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 11 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £34 (under 1%) under the AskCar estimate of £9,028.

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 8,187 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 11 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £8,000: the median of the 203 for sale on AskCar, as of 11 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: 473 of the 801 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 8 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 November 2026 at £8,994. 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 11 November 2026: valid until 22 July 2027.

It has had 8 MOTs. The latest, on 22 July 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread; offside front suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush; offside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated.

Mileage at that test: 56,362 miles, which matches the advertised 57,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 7,600 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

20 other 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match 1.2 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £5,595 to £11,750, as of 11 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 57,000 miles. Price: £8,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Roy Hatton Car Sales in Brecon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-a41e127e81f0
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 58,000 miles. Price: £9,000, the same price as this car. Dealer: OX Cars in Chipping Norton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-7a18c6563140
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 53,000 miles. Price: £9,490, £496 more than this car. Dealer: AJD Car Sales in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-9564943d4042

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.2 petrol hatchback, blue, 29 miles from this car. Mileage: 38,000 miles. Price: £10,300, £1,306 more than this car. Dealer: GMC Cars Online in Crawley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-308936721fd3