Volkswagen · MOT reliability data
Volkswagen Polo
The Polo is one of the UK's most popular small cars, and a common first car. Here's what DVSA's own data shows.
Volkswagen · MOT reliability data
The Polo is one of the UK's most popular small cars, and a common first car. Here's what DVSA's own data shows.
65.4%
MOT pass rate
Supermini
Segment
Petrol
Fuel types available
Source: Brumble analysis of DVSA's 2025 MOT test year data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What to know
The Polo trails both Volkswagen's own brand average (72.9%) and the national average (72.4%) by a meaningful margin, at 65.4%. This is worth knowing specifically if you're cross-shopping within the VW range, since the badge alone doesn't guarantee the smaller model matches the brand's stronger overall figure.
Polos are extremely common as first cars and short-hop city cars, which tends to mean a wide spread of condition depending on how hard a given example has been used, making the individual car's own MOT history genuinely important to check rather than relying on the model's reputation.
Check a specific Polo's MOT history, tax status, and advisories by registration number.
Check MOT historySee how the Volkswagen range compares overall, with model-by-model pass rates.
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