Model years
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | MOT pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 60.8% |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 55.7% |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 58.1% |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 60.6% |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 55.9% |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 54.2% |
NHTSA complaints, recalls and manufacturer communications by US model year · DVSA MOT first tests (pass rate shown from 100 tests) · DfT/DVLA VEH0124 · RDW · 0 service bulletins in all
On the road
- Licensed in the UK
- 5,703
- Registered in the Netherlands
- 6,150
Cars of this generation's years still licensed or registered; real-world fuel use from on-board meters of cars first registered in these years (EEA, CC BY 4.0), petrol, diesel and hybrids
Every Volkswagen Polo generation
| Generation | Built | Complaints per year | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mk1 | 1975–1981 | — | — |
| Mk2 | 1981–1994 | 0 | 0 |
| Mk3 | 1994–2001 | 0 | 0 |
| Playa | 1996–2001 | 0 | 0 |
| Mk4 | 2001–2009 | 0 | 0 |
Generations and production years: Wikidata (CC0). Complaints and recalls: NHTSA, US model years; a recall covering several years is counted once. MOT: DVSA, first tests in Great Britain. Where two generations overlap, a model year counts towards both.