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Volkswagen POLO - 2005

376.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen POLO, model year 2005. Sample size: 15,762 cars, 36,845 tests and 138,741 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,762 cars

The 2005 Volkswagen Polo shows an overall defect rate of 377 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average for cars of the same year at 376 per 100. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase steadily with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the Polo performs similarly to the average. Notably, this model excels in brake and equipment categories, with significantly lower defect rates compared to the average. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, body structure, and other issues, showing higher defect rates than typical for its class.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,762 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 35.6% better
102.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 17.9% worse
26.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 5.3% worse
29.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 36.5% worse
150.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.0% better
295.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 35.3% worse
83.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 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
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 35.7% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • 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:
Other
▼ 23.6% worse
57.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
  • 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 levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 523 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)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,423
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,635
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,960
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,449
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,447
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 4,401
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,018
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,984
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,239
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,926

Serious faults (Top 10)

A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,767
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,658
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,177
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,710
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,619
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,350
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,336
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,072
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,048
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,043