MOT comparison

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 vs Vauxhall Corsa F

How the Volkswagen Polo Mk6 (AW/BZ) (2017–2026) and the Vauxhall Corsa F (Mk6) (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)

683,975

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 3 of 9 mileage bands

Vauxhall Corsa F (Mk6)

393,784

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 5 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen Polo Mk6 Vauxhall Corsa F

Under 10,000 miles 94.4% vs 93.0%

46,000 and 31,838 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.9% vs 88.6%

148,527 and 98,427 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.3% vs 84.0%

168,886 and 105,327 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.4% vs 81.6%

129,369 and 72,688 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.3% vs 81.1%

86,208 and 46,881 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.2% vs 80.9%

52,472 and 23,514 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 73.9% vs 80.0%

29,374 and 9,597 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 72.2% vs 77.8%

15,433 and 3,871 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 70.1% vs 75.3%

7,706 and 1,641 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 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
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Vauxhall Corsa F: 2.0% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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 7 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk6: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.16%.

In 6 of 9 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.