Volkswagen POLO Mk5 (2009-2017) Reliability & Common Problems | WhatBreaks

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POLO Mk5 (2009-2017)

budgetpetrol46 mpgins. grp 1075-150 bhp0-60: 10s

Running

~£1620/yr

Deprec.

> Typical values (~13yr old)

Low mi (82k)£4.4k

Avg mi (117k)£3.8k

High mi (164k)£2.4k

> Top failure modes

[MED]Coil springs~76k mi£100-200

[MED]Shock absorbers~85k mi£150-350

[MED]Exhaust system~88k mi£150-400

[MED]Ball joints~90k mi£80-180

[CRIT]Timing chain (1.2 TSI)~65k mi£700-1300

[CRIT]DSG mechatronic~75k mi£1000-1800

suspension▁▁▂▂▃▃▃▄▅▅▅▆▆▆▆▇▇▇▇▅█11.9%

brakes▁▁▂▂▃▄▄▅▆▆▆▇▇▇▇█▇█▇▇█11.5%

electrical▁▁▁▂▂▃▃▄▅▅▆▇▇▇███▇█▇▆8.9%

0k100k200k+

Reliability factor: 0.87

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