2005 Volkswagen Polo: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 46.4% to 48.1% (±0.9 points).

• 2005 Volkswagen Polo47.2%
• All vehicles first used in 200557.6%

That is 10.4 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2005 (57.6%). These cars were about 20 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2005 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2005, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.4×), suspension (1.1×), body, chassis, structure (1.8×), noise, emissions, leaks (1.8×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×) and tyres (1.3×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2005.

1. Lights and electrics30.0 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 21.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
2. Suspension18.9 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 17.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
3. Body, chassis, structure15.9 in 100 tests1.8× compared with 8.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
4. Brakes13.1 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 12.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
5. Noise, emissions, leaks12.0 in 100 tests1.8× compared with 6.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors9.7 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
7. Tyres8.8 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 6.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
8. Steering5.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2005
9. Seat belts and airbags2.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2005
10. Number plates and VIN0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2005

All vehicles first used in 2005: the 119 models in our data, 453,029 tests (86.5% of all 523,701 tests on vehicles first used in 2005). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2005 Volkswagen Polo

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Volkswagen Polo years

• 2004 Volkswagen Polo47.9%
• 2006 Volkswagen Polo48.4%
• 2007 Volkswagen Polo51.5%
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo51.3%
• 2009 Volkswagen Polo53.2%
• 2010 Volkswagen Polo56.2%
• 2011 Volkswagen Polo57.6%
• 2012 Volkswagen Polo60.7%
• 2013 Volkswagen Polo62.5%
• 2014 Volkswagen Polo66.7%
• 2015 Volkswagen Polo71.8%
• 2016 Volkswagen Polo74.4%
• 2017 Volkswagen Polo76.4%
• 2018 Volkswagen Polo74.9%
• 2019 Volkswagen Polo78.7%
• 2020 Volkswagen Polo86.4%
• 2021 Volkswagen Polo88.0%
• 2022 Volkswagen Polo91.7%

Other cars first used in 2005

• 2005 Ford Fiesta53.2%
• 2005 Ford Focus54.8%
• 2005 Volkswagen Golf55.7%
• 2005 MINI Hatch55.8%
• 2005 Vauxhall Astra53.5%