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Volkswagen Cer vs Volkswagen Polo: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Cer
67%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Polo
73%
MOT pass rate · 1,167,422 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Cer (67%) 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 Cer Volkswagen Polo
MOT pass rate 67% 73% ✓
MOT failure rate 33% 27% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.8 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 87,461 mi 88,804 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 1,167,422

Most common faults

Volkswagen Cer

  1. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  3. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  4. Centre Steering pivot point has slight play (2.2.B.1g)
  5. general under body corrosion & repairs ...
  6. Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)

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 Cer (67%) and Volkswagen Polo (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Cer 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.