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2007 Volkswagen Polo: MOT pass rate and common faults

20,924 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2007 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

51.5%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 50.9% to 52.2% (±0.7 points).

That is 5.9 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2007 (57.4%). These cars were about 18 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2007 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2007, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.1×), body, chassis, structure (2.0×), noise, emissions, leaks (1.4×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×), tyres (1.1×) and steering (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 2007.

  1. Lights and electrics23.9 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 21.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  2. Suspension17.7 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 17.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  3. Body, chassis, structure16.0 in 100 tests2.0× compared with 8.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  4. Brakes11.7 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 11.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  5. Noise, emissions, leaks9.3 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors8.7 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 6.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  7. Tyres8.0 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  8. Steering4.4 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 3.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
  9. Seat belts and airbags2.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007
  10. Wheels0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007
  11. Number plates and VIN0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007

All vehicles first used in 2007: the 155 models in our data, 854,590 tests (92.9% of all 919,503 tests on vehicles first used in 2007). 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 –.

Typical mileage at test95,300

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 2007 Volkswagen Polo

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

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