Volkswagen Polo MOT pass rates by year

575,718 first MOTs in 2025 across 23 model years · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

Older cars fail more often, so compare each year with all cars of the same age.

• 202291.9%+3.4 pts compared with all 2022 cars (88.5%)
• 202188.1%+0.9 pts compared with all 2021 cars (87.2%)
• 202086.1%+0.1 pts compared with all 2020 cars (86.0%)
• 201978.8%−4.7 pts compared with all 2019 cars (83.5%)
• 201874.9%−6.0 pts compared with all 2018 cars (80.9%)
• 201776.4%−1.8 pts compared with all 2017 cars (78.2%)
• 201674.4%−0.5 pts compared with all 2016 cars (74.9%)
• 201571.8%−0.1 pts compared with all 2015 cars (71.9%)
• 201466.7%−1.9 pts compared with all 2014 cars (68.6%)
• 201362.5%−3.3 pts compared with all 2013 cars (65.8%)
• 201260.7%−2.8 pts compared with all 2012 cars (63.5%)
• 201157.6%−3.6 pts compared with all 2011 cars (61.2%)
• 201056.2%−3.1 pts compared with all 2010 cars (59.3%)
• 200953.2%−5.1 pts compared with all 2009 cars (58.3%)
• 200851.3%−5.9 pts compared with all 2008 cars (57.2%)
• 200751.5%−5.9 pts compared with all 2007 cars (57.4%)
• 200648.4%−8.6 pts compared with all 2006 cars (57.0%)
• 200547.2%−10.4 pts compared with all 2005 cars (57.6%)
• 200447.9%−9.9 pts compared with all 2004 cars (57.8%)
• 200348.1%−10.6 pts compared with all 2003 cars (58.7%)
• 200249.0%−10.5 pts compared with all 2002 cars (59.5%)
• 200155.1%−6.0 pts compared with all 2001 cars (61.1%)
• 200054.0%−8.7 pts compared with all 2000 cars (62.7%)

Right-hand column: points above (+) or below (−) all cars from the same year.