2023 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Polo
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.0 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (94 bhp)
• Year: 2023
• Mileage: 56,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.0 litres, 94 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 118 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life has covered 56,000 miles. The dealer is asking £12,495, which is £405 above the AskCar estimate of £12,090. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 8,173 Volkswagen Polo cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert today. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 56,540 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. Its recorded MOT is valid until 7 October 2027. It is for sale at Car-Isma Cheshire in Knutsford. 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: £405 (3%) over the AskCar estimate of £12,090.

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 2023 Volkswagen Polo with the 1.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 907 for sale on AskCar, as of 10 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2023 Volkswagen Polo advertised today. About half of 2023 Volkswagen Polo cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 1,001 of the 1,933 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 7 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 10 November 2026 at £12,495. 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 10 November 2026: valid until 7 October 2027.

It has had one MOT, on 8 October 2026, and passed.

Advisories at the latest test: rear service brake fluctuating, but not excessively; offside rear service brake binding but not excessively; front brake disc worn, but not excessively.

Mileage at that test: 56,540 miles. The advert says 56,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 36,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2023 Volkswagen Polo on AskCar.

Similar cars

460 other 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life 1.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,595 to £17,400, as of 10 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 55,880 miles. Price: £11,795, £700 less than this car. Dealer: Motor Range Liverpool in Liverpool. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-0ee7e7d2e594
• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 55,831 miles. Price: £13,299, £804 more than this car. Dealer: cinch in Reading. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-11af8ea23a87
• 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 54,044 miles. Price: £12,793, £298 more than this car. Dealer: Aylesbury Trade Centre in Aston Clinton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-1b70f4b5e3b7

• The nearest: 2023 Volkswagen Polo Life, 1.0 petrol hatchback, grey, 10 miles from this car. Mileage: 29,000 miles. Price: £13,999, £1,504 more than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Volkswagen Altrincham in Altrincham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-polo-2023-46336fd7bd00