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Volkswagen Micro van vs Volkswagen Polo: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Micro van
64%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Polo
73%
MOT pass rate · 1,167,422 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Micro van (64%) 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 Micro van Volkswagen Polo
MOT pass rate 64% 73% ✓
MOT failure rate 36% 27% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.2 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 95,777 mi 88,804 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 1,167,422

Most common faults

Volkswagen Micro van

  1. Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play (2.2.B.1g)
  2. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)
  3. brake pedal return spring broken
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
  5. Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure (2.7.2b)
  6. Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

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 Micro van (64%) and Volkswagen Polo (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Micro 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.