# Volkswagen Polo MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volkswagen Polo passes its MOT first time 67% of the time, from 632,067 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 67%
- MOT tests analysed: 632,067 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 664,237 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 40 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 849 | 93% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 22,744 | 92% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 29,921 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 26,215 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 56 (few mots) | 71% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 35,935 | 79% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 688 | 78% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 43,406 | 75% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 321 | 72% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 44,705 | 77% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,140 | 69% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 49,683 | 75% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 2,048 | 67% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 47,546 | 72% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 3,730 | 65% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 40,089 | 67% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 4,131 | 62% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 34,827 | 63% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 3,467 | 57% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2013 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 32,932 | 61% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 4,072 | 56% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 33,783 | 58% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 4,723 | 53% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 32,097 | 56% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3,898 | 53% |
| 2010 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 19,270 | 54% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 2,719 | 50% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 19,193 | 52% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 3,926 | 48% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 18,649 | 52% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 2,272 | 51% |
| 2007 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 15,782 | 48% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,571 | 49% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 11,372 | 47% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1,707 | 47% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 9,116 | 48% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1,641 | 48% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 7,538 | 48% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1,013 | 47% |
| 2003 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 4,347 | 49% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 568 | 51% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 2,879 | 55% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 235 | 56% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1,880 | 54% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 116 | 60% |
| 2000 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 729 | 61% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 24 (few mots) | 38% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 352 | 57% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 61% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 296 | 63% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 270 | 63% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 103 | 64% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 142 | 60% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 231 | 55% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 190 | 64% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 241 | 69% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 145 | 61% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 156 | 59% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 89 (few mots) | 61% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 53% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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