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 (74 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 70,125 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 74 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 108 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

With 70,125 miles on the clock, this 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match has done roughly 5,200 more miles than a typical 2016 Volkswagen Polo. The dealer is asking £6,995, which is £343 above the AskCar estimate of £6,652. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,173 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale today. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 10 October 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is H & M Cars Barnsley, based in Barnsley. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 10 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £343 (5%) over the AskCar estimate of £6,652.

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 8,173 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 10 November 2026.

A 2016 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £7,000: the median of the 138 for sale on AskCar, as of 10 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: 460 of the 783 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 7 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 10 November 2026 at £6,995. 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 10 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 10 October 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It has had 11 MOTs. The latest, on 29 September 2026, failed.

It failed on: parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment; offside headlamp aim too low and too far to the right; nearside headlamp aim too far to the right; and 3 more.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake pad(s) wearing thin; nearside registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources.

Mileage at that test: 70,121 miles, which matches the advertised 70,125 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 5,200 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2016 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

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

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 70,000 miles. Price: £6,495, £500 less than this car. Dealer: West Suffolk Cars in Bury St Edmunds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-233511a0ebf0
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 70,000 miles. Price: £8,895, £1,900 more than this car. Dealer: Obsidian Motor Company in Epsom. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-a127081322dd
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 69,446 miles. Price: £6,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: C M Car Sales in Ripley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-1a31f8722db5

• The nearest: 2016 Volkswagen Polo Match, 1.0 petrol hatchback, black, 6 miles from this car. Mileage: 24,268 miles. Price: £9,930, £2,935 more than this car. Dealer: Evans Halshaw Citroen Rotherham in Rotherham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2016-e300605f7cad