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2013 Volkswagen Polo: MOT pass rate and common faults

38,297 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2013 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

62.5%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 62.0% to 63.0% (±0.5 points).

That is 3.3 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2013 (65.8%). These cars were about 12 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2013 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2013, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.2×), suspension (1.0×), brakes (1.3×), body, chassis, structure (1.3×) and noise, emissions, leaks (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 2013.

  1. Lights and electrics17.2 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 14.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  2. Suspension13.3 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 12.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  3. Brakes9.7 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  4. Tyres6.6 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  5. Body, chassis, structure4.8 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 3.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors4.8 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 4.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  7. Noise, emissions, leaks4.4 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 3.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  8. Steering2.6 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 2.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
  9. Seat belts and airbags1.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2013
  10. Wheels0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2013
  11. Number plates and VIN0.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2013

All vehicles first used in 2013: the 203 models in our data, 1,963,366 tests (96.9% of all 2,025,441 tests on vehicles first used in 2013). 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 test75,800

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 2013 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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