2012 VOLKSWAGEN UP! — £4,150 Listing Review

Item: 2012 VOLKSWAGEN UP!
Rating: 82
Author: Car-Search.ai

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 6 May 2026 | Burton upon Trent, Burton-on-Trent

£4,150

69,634 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback

Listing Quality

82/100

Good

vs Market Average

-4%

Fair Price

Value Retention

65/100

Slow Depreciation

Our Verdict

82 /100

This 2012 VOLKSWAGEN UP! is listed at £4,150 by RDM Direct ltd in Burton upon Trent. It has 69,634 miles on the clock. Priced in line with the market average of £4,309 based on 4 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,204/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2012

Make VOLKSWAGEN

Model UP!

Body Style Hatchback

Colour White

Fuel Type Petrol

Gearbox Manual

Mileage 69,634 miles

Engine 1L

All Features & Equipment (89)

Top speed106 mph0 to 6013.2 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)70Engine power (BHP)74Extra Urban (mpg)70.6Urban (mpg)47.9Combined (mpg)60.1Cylinders - bore (mm)74TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC999Cylinders3CO2 (g/km)108Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir ConditioningAir Vent Surrounds - Chrome EffectBlack Pearl Upper DashboardChrome Effect Handbrake Grip ButtonChrome Effect Light and Heating SwitchesChrome Trimmed Interior Door HandlesComfort PackCup Holders - Front and RearDrivers Seat Height AdjustmentDrivers Sun Visor with Ticket HolderGloveboxHead Restraints - Front IntegratedHeated Front SeatsHeating and Ventilation System with 4 Speed FanHeight Adjustable Steering WheelInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationInterior Light DelayLuggage Compartment CoverOne Touch IndicatorRear Head Restraints x 2 - Height-AdjustableSeats - Easy Entry Sliding FrontSplit Folding Rear Backrests 60-40Steering Wheel - 3-Spoke - Leather Trimmed with Gloss Black InsertsStorage Compartments in Front DoorsSun Visors - Front Passengers with Vanity MirrorTool KitVariable Boot FloorWindscreen Wipers with Intermittent Wipe and 4 Position DelayWinter Pack15in Alloy Wheels - SpokeAnti-Theft Wheel BoltsBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Door HandlesDoor Mirrors - Body ColouredDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - FrontHeadlights - Beam RegulatorHeated Rear WindowParking LightsTinted Glass - Heat InsulatingTyre Mobility KitHeight1489mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3540mmWheelbase2420mmWidth1910mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats4Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight929 kgABS - Anti-Lock Braking SystemASR - Anti Slip RegulationAirbags - DriverAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Side Head and Thorax for Front PassengerCentral Locking - Remote with 1 Remote KeyDifferential Lock - ElectronicDigital ClockESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeElectronic Engine ImmobiliserHBA - Hydraulic Brake AssistHill Hold AssistISOFIX Child Seat Preparation for 2 Rear SeatsRear Wash Wipe with Intermittent WipeSeatbelt ReminderTrip Computer

At MarketListed at £4,150 vs market average of £4,309 (-4%)

Market Low

£2,995

Market Average

£4,309

Market High

£5,795

Comparables

4 listings

Based on 4 comparable VOLKSWAGEN UP! listings.

Age Depreciation

Holding Value

£389/year

Mileage Impact

Slow Depreciation

£408/5k mi

Combined (10k mi/yr)

Slow Depreciation

£1,204/yr

This Vehicle vs Model

Age-predicted: £4,385 (£-235)

Mileage-predicted: £5,581 (£-1,431)

Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-797/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,204/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,612/yr

Based on 67 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

Overall Listing Quality

Good — this listing is well-presented and informative.

Information & Buyer Appeal

Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?

23/25Good

Photos

21 photos

10/10

Features & key selling points

89 listed

8/8

Technical specifications

6 specs provided

5/7

Competitiveness

How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?

19/25Good

Clear pricing

£4,150

8/8

Monthly payment shown

Not shown

0/4

Visual presentation

21 photos

5/5

Key selling points

89 features highlighted

4/4

Detailed specifications

6 specs provided

2/4

SEO Quality

Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML

22/25Good

Page title tag

Volkswagen Up! 1.0 High Up! Hatchback 3dr Petrol M

4/4

Meta description

2012 Volkswagen Up! High Up!, Manual, In White. HT...

4/4

Canonical URL

Present

3/3

Open Graph tags

Missing or incomplete

0/3

Image alt text

95% of 40 images have alt text

3/3

Clean URL structure

SEO-friendly URL

3/3

Heading structure

1 H1 tag(s)

3/3

Indexability

Page is indexable

2/2

AI Discoverability

How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?

18/25Good

Schema.org Vehicle markup

Vehicle/Car structured data found

6/6

Static HTML content

Vehicle data present in static HTML

5/5

Semantic HTML structure

Generic div/span markup — harder for AI to parse

1/4

Content depth

6900 words of text content

4/4

AI crawler access

Cloudflare detected — may block GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot

0/3

Bot-friendly

Assumed accessible — robots.txt not checked

2/3

How our review page compares

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