2017 Volkswagen Polo 1.8L Petrol · DA17 HGG

The 2017 Volkswagen Polo presents a stable roadworthiness trend with a clean pass recorded at the 13 May 2025 test, showing 45,623 miles and no defects listed. The maintenance history reflects consistent annual compliance with no advisories or mechanical faults raised across the five-year record. This indicates the vehicle has been kept to a road-legal standard without recurring test failures or escalating wear concerns. The recorded mileage sits at 45,623 miles against an approximate nine-year age, equating to roughly 5,069 miles per year, which is low for a supermini of this period. The DVSA data shows measured progression from 26,421 miles at the 20 May 2022 test to 31,461 miles in May 2023, 36,715 miles in May 2024, and 45,620 miles at the failed-then-passed sequence on 13 May 2025. A failed entry appears on the same date at 45,620 miles with no defects recorded, suggesting an administrative rejection rather than a mechanical fault, immediately rectified by the pass at 45,623 miles. No gaps or abrupt accumulation are present in the annual spacing. Given the absence of flagged items such as worn suspension bushes, corroded structure, or binding brake calipers, the buyer should still commission a physical inspection of underbody corrosion, coil spring condition, and brake disc wear, as low-mileage cars left standing can develop unseen rust or seized components. The clean MOT trail offers reassurance, but a pre-purchase check of tyre sidewall cracking and fluid intervals remains sensible on a vehicle with light use patterns.