MOT comparison

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 vs Peugeot 208 Mk2

How the Volkswagen Polo Mk6 (AW/BZ) (2017–2026) and the Peugeot 208 Mk2 (2019–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 (AW/BZ)

676,269

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 3 of 8 mileage bands

Peugeot 208 Mk2

138,705

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 3 of 8 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 Peugeot 208 Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 94.4% vs 93.5%

46,000 and 14,583 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.9% vs 88.8%

148,527 and 39,839 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.3% vs 84.1%

168,886 and 37,137 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.4% vs 80.4%

129,369 and 23,822 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.3% vs 78.9%

86,208 and 12,795 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.2% vs 78.1%

52,472 and 6,303 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 73.9% vs 76.9%

29,374 and 2,863 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 72.2% vs 76.7%

15,433 and 1,363 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 Mk6 fails more often on

Front track rod end

Fails over 20 times as often as the Peugeot 208 Mk2: 4.6% of MOTs against 0.01%.

In 8 of 8 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Peugeot 208 Mk2: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.66%.

In 7 of 8 mileage bands · Driver's View
Rear seat belt

Fails about 9 times as often as the Peugeot 208 Mk2: 0.55% of MOTs against 0.06%.

In 4 of 8 mileage bands

Peugeot 208 Mk2 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 8 of 8 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front ball joint

Fails about 17 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 3.0% of MOTs against 0.19%.

In 7 of 8 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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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.