Volkswagen Polo reviews

The Polo is an excellent car and a pleasure to own. Unfortunately I did not engage my brain before I chose it and it does not really suit my lifestyle.

Reliable, nice to drive and good in all weathers.

Has run well for the time I have had it. One wiring fault took a long term to sort out and Volkswagen needed to call in a techie from elsewhere to sort through the wiring loom. A £2.00 wire caused a lot of grief.

being the 3rd diesel I have had this is the better one the others where Fo.running cost I find very good if I was to change I would look for another

I am very pleased with this car it is very reliable and very good with running costs.

Safe, reliable, has given me good service for over 10 years and still going strong. Minimal maintenance.Plenty of room for 4 or 3 plus shopping. Great investment and timeless style.

Love my Polo it's easy to drive and park and feels solid. Stylish and the colour (grey)is great. Lacks power on accelerating. at higher speeds which is it's only drawback

An incredibly tough, reliable car with lovely handling. I have absolutely no desire to drive anything else. I only marked it down slightly on the running costs, as the tax I have to pay is higher than it should be. But that's the government's fault, not the car's.

Nice reliable car. Well built and does what you expect.

Very comfortable and reliable car. Easily maintained. Good fro both short and longer journies

as title I love this car, it suits me its comfortable and generally runs well.

I feel this is a practical, safe car

My VW Polo is excellent. Five door with dog guard fitted allows a large German shepherd dog to fit into area to the rear of passenger seats. Prior to purchasing Polo in 2006 I owned Volvo estate; VW Polo is just as useful and more cost effective; easier to park too

Grreat little car, hardly ever lets me down. Had to have a few things done recently but for 3 years its passed its MOT with no advisorys and only just had a service! The mechanic said he was impressed for a car of its age that it was in decent mechanical condition. Imlove this car. Its the perfect size for me, with enou room for grandkids and passengers but allows me tompark in small spaces. The engine size gives it some ooomph and its really cheap to run,dven thouh i do a lot of driving for work. Im looking to get another VW when this one meets its maker. I want to stay in the vee dub club!j

I also have a Ford Fusion, which I use for heavier duty trips, fishing trips, running the unicycling/juggling club, etc, anything which might get the car into a dirty horrible or smelly state, such as my wife might complain about. What is very noticeable though, is that the Polo, although a model from the cheap end of the range, just feels more solidly built in every way, body, instrumentation and switches, and in fact all aspects of the car. I just KNOW that it will do the job asked, whereas the Ford always gives my that small niggle. It still gets me there but I have on occasion worried as to whether anything might go wrong. Nothing has to date, but the feeling remains that the VW is of a far better build quality.

Economical and reliable diesel car.

The Polo is only a compromise and, for me, no more than a comfortable, moderately economical runabout. I would not recommend it for touring.I only exchanged it for my Passat because I wanted a later model car with the traditional, braking system, instead of the Passat's gimmicky electronic system which, in my view, is change for change's sake,and makes driving less enjoyable and less safe on the road, particularly when parking and manoeuvring in small spaces. The styling and other features of the Passat is fine, but I felt that the car was trying to control me, rather than letting me be in control. Over a period of more than fifty years, I have successfully driven everything from the Austin Ruby,and a vintage Bentley 3 litre to the Mercedes S Class. And who on earth at VW, with its worldwide reputation, designed and gave the go-ahead for installing this new braking system, I do not know. But I will think very carefully if I ever buy another car, but it will be unlikely to be a VW - such a pity after owning about 10 VWs and VW egined camper vans in the last 40 years, with all of which I have been very pleased. J.A. Burrows-Watson

The vehicle is economical on every level. Emissions are low and it is a good size to park.

This car is often slated for being underpowered and dull. My experience is very positive. It is comfortable, solidly built and the engine is surprisingly agile. It is certainly no hot-rod and lacks some of the gadgetry found on rivals in the super-mini category but the quality of construction is excellent. Moreover,two years after purchase, it retains a good re-sale value.

A perfect run around. Seats four comfortably and five if needed.