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Volkswagen POLO - 2020

83.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen POLO, model year 2020. Sample size: 28,640 cars, 59,026 tests and 49,031 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 28,640 cars

The 2020 Volkswagen Polo has an overall defect rate of 83 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% lower than the average for its year at 90 per 100. Notably, the Polo performs significantly better in categories such as brakes, lights and electrics, body structure, and other defects, showing reductions of up to 73% compared to average rates. However, it faces a considerable challenge with steering issues, where its defect rate is more than ten times higher than the average. Additionally, visibility defects are also more prevalent in this model compared to its peers. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates tend to rise with increased mileage, but the Polo generally remains competitive across different mileage segments.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 28,640 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 31.1% better
35.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 913.3% worse
15.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 27.7% worse
18.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 50.0% better
5.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp not securely attached
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.7% better
89.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 75.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 6.7% worse
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 67.6% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 273 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: 12,842
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,954
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 4,019
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,635
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,078
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,989
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,431
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,155
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,050
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 980

Serious faults (Top 10)

Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,431
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 791
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 550
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 496
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 485
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 436
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 387
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 217
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 149
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 135