2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.2L Petrol · AD11 FXT

The 2011 Volkswagen Polo presents a roadworthy status as of the most recent test on 2 October 2025 at 105,791 miles, where the vehicle passed with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the five-year MOT span, with every pass showing a clean sheet and no advisories or recurring mechanical faults. A failed entry logged on the same date as the pass at identical mileage suggests an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical defect, since the record lists no defects for either outcome. The odometer climbed from 83,857 miles at the 8 March 2022 test to 96,496 miles by 28 February 2023, then to 105,418 miles on 22 August 2024, reaching 105,791 miles by October 2025. Annual averages sit near 7,053 miles, typical for a fifteen-year-old car. The gap between the 2023 and 2024 tests spans eighteen months yet adds only 8,922 miles, while the final year saw just 373 miles covered. Such low recent use can allow brakes to seize and fluids to degrade if the car stood idle for long periods. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of the suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers given the age and the near-dormant last twelve months. The tester recorded no corrosion or structural concerns across the history, but standing moisture and road salt exposure remain latent risks on a 2011 shell. Verify the brake discs for surface rust and check that the handbrake mechanism has not bound through disuse. The sparse, clean record implies previous owners kept basic statutory testing current without neglect, though the duplicate October 2025 entry warrants confirmation the V5C and MOT certificate match. No tyre, exhaust, or emissions advisories appear, so consumable wear looks managed. Treat the low mileage as a prompt to assess rubber perishes and fluid condition rather than a sign of fault.