MOT comparison

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 vs Skoda Fabia Mk3

How the Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C) (2009–2017) and the Skoda Fabia Mk3 (2014–2021) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C)

3,651,741

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 13 mileage bands

Skoda Fabia Mk3

678,745

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2021

Passes more often in 11 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 Skoda Fabia Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 93.5% vs 93.1%

87,256 and 28,604 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.3% vs 89.6%

340,843 and 106,402 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 83.9% vs 86.4%

508,882 and 139,198 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 79.1% vs 83.7%

529,377 and 121,340 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 74.5% vs 80.4%

482,311 and 92,859 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 70.2% vs 77.2%

417,499 and 66,170 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 66.5% vs 74.5%

346,703 and 45,670 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 63.2% vs 72.9%

276,467 and 30,038 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 60.4% vs 70.2%

212,421 and 19,125 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 58.0% vs 69.4%

157,129 and 11,879 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 55.1% vs 67.6%

208,805 and 12,853 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 52.8% vs 66.3%

66,814 and 3,563 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 52.6% vs 64.3%

17,234 and 1,044 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

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk3: 5.4% of MOTs against 2.3%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Parking brake

Fails about 3 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk3: 4.1% of MOTs against 1.4%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Registration plate

Fails about 14 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk3: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.22%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Number Plates

Skoda Fabia Mk3 fails more often on

Rear brake disc

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.38%.

In 9 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake pad

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.39%.

In 9 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System

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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.