MOT comparison

Vauxhall Corsa F vs Volkswagen Polo Mk6

How the Vauxhall Corsa F (Mk6) (2019–2026) 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.

Vauxhall Corsa F (Mk6)

393,784

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 5 of 9 mileage bands

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 (AW/BZ)

683,975

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 3 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Vauxhall Corsa F Volkswagen Polo Mk6

Under 10,000 miles 93.0% vs 94.4%

31,838 and 46,000 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.6% vs 90.9%

98,427 and 148,527 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.0% vs 86.3%

105,327 and 168,886 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 81.6% vs 82.4%

72,688 and 129,369 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 81.1% vs 79.3%

46,881 and 86,208 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 80.9% vs 76.2%

23,514 and 52,472 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 80.0% vs 73.9%

9,597 and 29,374 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 77.8% vs 72.2%

3,871 and 15,433 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 75.3% vs 70.1%

1,641 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

Vauxhall Corsa F fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 4.5% of MOTs against 1.8%.

In 9 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View
Rear brake pad

Fails about 8 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.16%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 fails more often on

Front track rod end

Fails over 20 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa F: 5.1% of MOTs against 0.03%.

In 9 of 9 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Vauxhall Corsa F: 2.1% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View

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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.