MOT comparison

Audi A1 Mk2 vs Volkswagen Polo Mk6

How the Audi A1 Mk2 (GB) (2018–2026) and the Volkswagen Polo Mk6 (AW/BZ) (2017–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Audi A1 Mk2 (GB)

236,728

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 9 of 9 mileage bands

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 (AW/BZ)

683,975

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Audi A1 Mk2 Volkswagen Polo Mk6

Under 10,000 miles 95.8% vs 94.4%

14,580 and 46,000 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.3% vs 90.9%

53,825 and 148,527 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.7% vs 86.3%

63,454 and 168,886 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.0% vs 82.4%

47,359 and 129,369 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 84.4% vs 79.3%

28,898 and 86,208 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 81.6% vs 76.2%

15,516 and 52,472 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 80.7% vs 73.9%

7,857 and 29,374 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 79.0% vs 72.2%

3,586 and 15,433 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 75.6% vs 70.1%

1,653 and 7,706 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 Mk2 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 11 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.14%.

In 7 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake disc

Fails about 14 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 0.68% of MOTs against 0.04%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 fails more often on

Front track rod end

Fails about 3 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk2: 5.1% of MOTs against 2.2%.

In 9 of 9 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Audi A1 Mk2: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.79%.

In 9 of 9 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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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.