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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Polo l

25,791 vehicles · 108 completed MOT tests analysed
74%
MOT pass rate

Based on 25,791 Volkswagen Polo l vehicles and 108 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Polo l has an overall 74% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 82,905 miles.

25,791
Vehicles
108
MOT tests
2,428
Avg miles / year
0.3
Faults per test
3%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Polo l problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Polo l MOT tests:

  • Other81%
  • Steering17%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension17%
  • Emissions & nuisance17%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Brakes3%

Volkswagen Polo l pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
71100%
81100%
91100%
10367%
11367%
122100%
132100%
142100%
152100%
16367%
172100%
18367%
192100%
20367%

Fuel types: Petrol (25,769), Other (12), Diesel (10)

Most common Volkswagen Polo l MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Polo l MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (3 times)
  2. both rear wheel bearings slightly rough when rotated (2 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and wearing edges (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (2 times)
  4. Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  6. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  7. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  8. Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized (3.6.E.3) (1 times)
  9. Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b) (1 times)
  11. Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  12. Brake load sensing valve linkage stiff (3.6.E.3) (1 times)
  13. Oil leak from gearbox area (1 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a) (1 times)

Volkswagen Polo l pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1999 1 20 90% 60,854
1995 1 21 71% 36,986

Volkswagen Polo l reliability FAQ

Across 25,791 Volkswagen Polo l vehicles in our MOT data, 74% pass the MOT (a 26% failure rate), with about 0.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Polo l MOT issues are: Oil leak; both rear wheel bearings slightly rough when rotated; Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and wearing edges (5.2.3 (d) (ii)).

The typical Volkswagen Polo l in our data has covered around 82,905 miles.

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