2022 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.0 TSI Life DSG FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (94 bhp)
• Year: 2022
• Mileage: 51,938 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 94 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic (DSG)
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 125 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2022 Volkswagen Polo Life has covered 51,938 miles, around 24,400 more miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £12,889, which is £50 above the AskCar estimate of £12,839. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,273 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Johnsons Volkswagen Birmingham, based in Birmingham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £50 (under 1%) over the AskCar estimate of £12,839.

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 8,273 priced Volkswagen Polo adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2022 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £14,100: the median of the 460 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2022 Volkswagen Polo advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2022 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 619 of the 1,090 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 November 2026 at £12,889. 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 12 November 2026: valid until 30 January 2027.

It has had 2 MOTs. The latest, on 30 January 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 46,931 miles, which matches the advertised 51,938 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 24,400 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2022 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

61 other 2022 Volkswagen Polo Life 1.0 petrol automatic hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £9,700 to £16,995, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2022 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 49,000 miles. Price: £13,499, £610 more than this car. Dealer: JK Motors in Waltham Cross. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2022-4ea309cd4ad5
• 2022 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 43,000 miles. Price: £13,795, £906 more than this car. Dealer: Vertu Volkswagen Nottingham South in Nottingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2022-eebcfa936c97
• 2022 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 42,608 miles. Price: £12,995, £106 more than this car. Dealer: Research Garage Research Fiat & Abarth in Nuneaton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2022-8cd0bcf6f0df

• The nearest: 2022 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 6,497 miles. Price: £15,939, £3,050 more than this car. Dealer: Johnsons Volkswagen Birmingham in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2022-a5069997443f