2009 Volkswagen Polo 1.2L Petrol · FP09 FNV

The Volkswagen Polo presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 9 January 2026 at 126,155 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three preceding annual tests from January 2024 through January 2025 also passed clean. No advisories or mechanical faults appear across the available record, indicating the vehicle has entered 2026 in sound tested condition. Annual mileage sits at a typical 7,421 miles for a 2009 car now showing 126,155 miles. The records show 105,135 miles on 22 January 2024, rising to 112,782 by 11 January 2025 and 126,155 by 9 January 2026, a steady 7,000 to 13,000 miles per year with no abrupt accumulation. A minor anomaly appears in late 2023 and early 2024 where the car failed on 2 October 2023 at 105,112 miles, then failed again on 22 January 2024 at 105,135 miles, yet both failures list no defects recorded, before a same-day pass on 22 January 2024; this suggests administrative or documentation issues at the testing station rather than mechanical neglect by the owner. Given the clean pass history and absence of flagged suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions faults, the buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and underbody condition. High-mileage Polos of this generation are prone to rear axle beam corrosion and worn trailing arm bushes not always caught in a pass-only test. Verify the 2023 to 2024 failure entries with DVSA to confirm no suppressed defect data before purchase. The recorded care pattern implies consistent annual testing and moderate use with no skipped MOTs. The unexplained no-defect failures warrant a check of the full DVSA certificate history, but on the face of the supplied data the car shows no worsening trend and remains a low-risk used buy subject to a routine pre-purchase mechanical check.