Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,681 individual Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Volkswagen Polo Active Tsis presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi tested had covered 21,620 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Volkswagen Polo Active Tsis actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
6. A brake on any wheel grabbing severely, 0.3% of tests (14.69x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.2% of tests
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
9. Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type, 0.1% of tests (2.52x the national rate for this defect)
10. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.1% of tests

From 2,667 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.75% of these flagged Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Volkswagen models

• Volkswagen Golf - 77.1%
• Volkswagen Polo - 71.4%
• Volkswagen Transporter - 70.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan - 82.4%
• Volkswagen Passat - 74.7%
• Volkswagen Caddy - 73.5%
• Volkswagen Up - 84.4%
• Volkswagen Touran - 72.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Toyota Yaris Icon Hev Cvt - 94.1%
• Volkswagen Id4 Life - 94.1%
• Honda Jazz Se I-Mmd Cvt - 94.1%
• Ford Kuga St-Line Edition - 94.1%
• Nissan Qashqai Tekna Dig-T Mhev Cvt - 94.1%
• Volvo Xc60 Inscrpt Exp T6rchrg Awd A - 94.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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