MOT comparison

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 vs Renault Clio Mk5

How the Volkswagen Polo Mk6 (AW/BZ) (2017–2026) and the Renault Clio Mk5 (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 2 of 8 mileage bands

Renault Clio Mk5

93,767

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 4 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 Renault Clio Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 94.4% vs 94.7%

46,000 and 9,090 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.9% vs 89.3%

148,527 and 26,939 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.3% vs 84.4%

168,886 and 25,014 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.4% vs 82.1%

129,369 and 15,934 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.3% vs 80.3%

86,208 and 9,119 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.2% vs 78.8%

52,472 and 4,527 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 73.9% vs 76.8%

29,374 and 2,094 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 72.2% vs 76.8%

15,433 and 1,050 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 about 9 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk5: 4.6% of MOTs against 0.68%.

In 8 of 8 mileage bands · Steering Issues

Renault Clio Mk5 fails more often on

Tyre

Fails about 1.5 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 6.3% of MOTs against 3.6%.

In 7 of 8 mileage bands · Tyre Wear & Damage
Windscreen wiper

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 3.8% of MOTs against 1.7%.

In 5 of 8 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.