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Toyota Yaris vs Volkswagen Polo

Both are superminis. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Toyota Yaris is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 18.2% of the time, against 24.1% for the Volkswagen Polo.

Toyota Yaris

18.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 112 of 239 · 45k miles at 7 · 323,618 tests

Volkswagen Polo

24.1%

fail at age 7

Rank 188 of 239 · 51k miles at 7 · 496,144 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory8.8%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory5.9%

A wheel bearing excessively roughAdvisory2.8%

A wheel bearing excessively roughFail2.5%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.5%

A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail1.8%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory11.6%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory5.6%

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deterioratedMinor5.3%

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etcFail4.7%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail4.4%

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corrodedAdvisory2.0%