Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 18.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 504 individual Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate95.6%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+18.9 points
Tests analysed504
Average mileage at test18,786 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank41 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 95.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 4 in every 100 Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-As 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 S-A tested had covered 18,786 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. The Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A sits 18.9 points above the national average, ranked 41 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 S-A 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 recorded closing bids for damaged Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-As at UK salvage auction.

Common failure reasons

We hold no separate DVSA failure-reason breakdown for the Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A itself, which fails on much the same things as most cars. National car failure mix, DVSA latest quarter:

  1. Lights and electrics, 10.36% of tests
  2. Suspension, 8.65% of tests
  3. Tyres, 6.23% of tests
  4. Brakes, 6.1% of tests
  5. Visibility (wipers, washers, glass), 4.65% of tests

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A before it actually fails on it.

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 32.5% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this advisory)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 18.7% of tests
  3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.6% of tests
  4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2% of tests
  5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.2% of tests
  6. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.4% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this advisory)
  7. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 0.4% of tests
  8. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.2% of tests (2.42x the national rate for this advisory)
  9. A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure, 0.2% of tests (5.48x the national rate for this advisory)
  10. fixings missing or insecure such that overall security is significantly reduced, 0.2% of tests (23.61x the national rate for this advisory)

From 504 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A tests, 2024.

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