MOT comparison

Audi A1 Mk1 vs Volkswagen Polo Mk5

How the Audi A1 Mk1 (8X) (2010–2018) and the Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C) (2009–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Audi A1 Mk1 (8X)

1,647,902

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2018

Passes more often in 14 of 14 mileage bands

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C)

3,655,846

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Audi A1 Mk1 Volkswagen Polo Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 95.2% vs 93.5%

30,296 and 87,256 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.3% vs 89.3%

139,599 and 340,843 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.5% vs 83.9%

222,610 and 508,882 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 85.2% vs 79.1%

238,480 and 529,377 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 81.8% vs 74.5%

220,494 and 482,311 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 78.3% vs 70.2%

192,243 and 417,499 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 75.2% vs 66.5%

159,504 and 346,703 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 72.2% vs 63.2%

127,779 and 276,467 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 69.8% vs 60.4%

98,447 and 212,421 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 67.5% vs 58.0%

73,496 and 157,129 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 64.8% vs 55.1%

99,748 and 208,805 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 62.0% vs 52.8%

33,717 and 66,814 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 61.6% vs 52.6%

9,312 and 17,234 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 60.8% vs 52.2%

2,177 and 4,105 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Audi A1 Mk1 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.39%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake disc

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.39%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Front coil spring

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 2.0% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 9 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about 11 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk1: 4.5% of MOTs against 0.62%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Registration plate

Fails over 20 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk1: 2.2% of MOTs against 0.09%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Number Plates

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.