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Volkswagen POLO - 2000

390.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2000 is 366.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen POLO, model year 2000. Sample size: 2,577 cars, 5,530 tests and 21,614 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,577 cars

The 2000 Volkswagen Polo has an overall defect rate of 391 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the yearly average of 362 per 100 vehicles. It shows a trend of increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories. Notably, the Polo performs better than average in steering, body/structure, and equipment defects, with significant reductions in failure rates for these categories. However, it stands out negatively in lights and electrics, as well as in miscellaneous defects, where its failure rates are notably higher than the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,577 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 11.0% worse
180.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 162.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 50.4% better
13.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 6.3% worse
30.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 36.2% worse
108.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 79.9 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.4% worse
291.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 282.2 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 24.6% better
57.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 48.0% better
9.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.7 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 55.5% worse
90.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 58.0 / 100 tests
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Emissions test unable to be completed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 571 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,807
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,692
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,463
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,073
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 984
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 974
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 922
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 802
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 668
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 589

Serious faults (Top 10)

Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 315
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 261
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 188
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 185
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 168
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 156
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 139
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 131