Volkswagen Polo (petrol) — MOT patterns in the open DVSA sample

Open DVSA MOT sample for Volkswagen Polo (petrol): about 27.4% fail rate in the 12+ years band (n=420516). Not a score for your car.

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This page summarises anonymised MOT tests from the DVSA open-data sample (dvsa-mot-results-2024-v1). It describes other cars like this make, model, and fuel — not the registration you are buying.

In the 12+ years band, about 27.4% of Volkswagen Polo (petrol) tests in the sample failed at MOT (n=420,516). Common failure themes in the sample include Suspension (22.4%), Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (17.5%), Brakes (16.3%).

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Dataset dvsa-mot-results-2024-v1 · Source: DVSA open MOT tests