2020 Volkswagen Polo 1.0L Petrol · AL51 HAP
2020 Volkswagen Polo (1.0L, petrol). First registered 17 Jul 2020. Recorded mileage 53,052 miles. MOT expired on 16 Jul 2026.
- Make & Model
- VOLKSWAGEN POLO
- Year / Origin
- 2020 · Peterborough
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 16 Jul 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 53,052 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- ULEZ Compliant (Euro 4+)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 1.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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AL51 HAP Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 14/07/2025
- 53,052 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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AL51 HAP MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
3 MOT tests are recorded for this 2020 Volkswagen Polo (AL51 HAP) between July 2023 and July 2025.
The record contains 3 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
AL51 HAP Mileage History
- 14/07/202328,149 mi
- 08/07/202440,064 mi+11,915 mi
- 14/07/202553,052 mi+12,988 mi
Average of roughly 12,443 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
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- Seatbelt Recall and Handbrake AdjusterSerious
VW recalled early Polo Mk6s for faulty seatbelts that could unlatch themselves (up to October 2018 build) and for a handbrake adjuster that could slip (October 2017–October 2018). A brake servo manufacturing fault also led to a March 2020 recall.
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