Volkswagen Polo Match TSI S-A MOT pass rate: 91.8% (5,523 tests, 2025)

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The Volkswagen Polo Match TSI S-A passed 91.8% of its 5,523 MOT tests in 2025 — 14.3 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 4 years old with 24,264 miles on the clock.
91.8%Pass rate (2025)
5,523MOT tests analysed
24,264 miMedian mileage at test
4 yrsMedian age at test

How the Polo Match TSI S-A compares

Volkswagen Polo Match TSI S-A

91.8%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Volkswagen average (all models)

77.6%

What fails most on the Volkswagen Polo Match TSI S-A

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Polo Match TSI S-A:

#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Visibility21437.7%
2Tyres19334.0%
3Brakes8214.5%
4Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7813.8%

Pre-MOT checklist for Polo Match TSI S-A owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items
  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
  • Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
  • Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Polo Match TSI S-A pass rate by registration year

Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileagePass-rate bar
2020 4,954 92.9% +3.0 pts 19,752
2021 7,532 92.3% +1.9 pts 20,990

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Check a specific Polo Match TSI S-A before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Volkswagen models

Golf77.8% pass rate · 782,869 tests Polo71.4% pass rate · 577,151 tests Transporter70.7% pass rate · 269,178 tests Tiguan81.4% pass rate · 184,098 tests Passat75.3% pass rate · 166,958 tests Caddy73.4% pass rate · 139,412 tests Up84.1% pass rate · 121,528 tests Touran73.2% pass rate · 67,815 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Volkswagen Polo Match TSI S-A?

In 2025, 91.8% of 5,523 first MOT tests on the Volkswagen Polo Match TSI S-A were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Polo Match TSI S-A fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is visibility (37.7% of its recorded defects), followed by tyres.

Is the Volkswagen Polo Match TSI S-A reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 91.8% it performs above the national average at a median age of 4 years and 24,264 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

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Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.