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Volkswagen Car derived van vs Volkswagen Polo: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Volkswagen Car derived van
44%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Volkswagen Polo
73%
MOT pass rate · 1,167,422 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Car derived van (44%) and Volkswagen Polo (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Volkswagen Car derived van Volkswagen Polo
MOT pass rate 44% 73% ✓
MOT failure rate 56% 27% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 6.3 2.0 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 122,248 mi 88,804 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 1,167,422

Most common faults

Volkswagen Car derived van

  1. Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  3. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  4. Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
  5. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  6. Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Volkswagen Polo

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Car derived van (44%) and Volkswagen Polo (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Car derived van report Full Volkswagen Polo report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.