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Volkswagen POLO - 2022

60.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen POLO, model year 2022. Sample size: 14,894 cars, 17,441 tests and 10,537 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 14,894 cars

The 2022 Volkswagen Polo has an overall defect rate of 60 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the average of 70 per 100, representing a 13.9% improvement. This model shows particularly strong performance in categories such as brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, with defect rates substantially below the average. However, it faces a significant challenge in the steering category, which is worse than average by more than 376%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, but the Polo remains competitive, especially in the lower mileage segments.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 14,894 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 34.6% better
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 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
▼ 450.0% worse
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 22.4% better
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 67.9% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.0% better
82.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 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
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 62.5% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • Fuel system: leaking excessively or a risk of fire
Equipment
▼ 23.1% worse
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 61.9% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 350 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,955
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,856
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 652
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 459
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 366
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 336
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 332
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 296
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 191

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 332
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 28