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Volkswagen Polo Models & Specifications

Volkswagen Polo has 6 generations in the VehicleScore catalogue, and 49,702 cars in our dataset. Comparisons on this page use those records.

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A Volkswagen Polo photograph from the VehicleScore image library. It shows the model, not one generation.

Generations

Power is the PS range stored on the published engines. Dates use the precision recorded for that generation.

Cars recorded for each generation in the VehicleScore dataset. This is not UK sales or production.
Mk2
  • Recorded dates1981 – 1990
  • Engines0 engines
  • Variants0 variants
  • Dataset0 cars in our dataset
Mk2F (Polo Mk2 facelift, Polo Catalyst)
  • Recorded datesOctober 1990 – October 1994
  • Engines0 engines
  • Variants0 variants
  • Dataset157 cars in our dataset
Mk3
  • Recorded datesOctober 1994 – December 2001
  • Engines4 engines
  • Power50.7–126.8 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants15 variants
  • Dataset615 cars in our dataset
Mk4
  • Recorded datesJanuary 2002 – September 2009
  • Engines22 engines
  • Power55.8–152.2 PS
  • FuelsDiesel, Petrol
  • Variants85 variants
  • Dataset9,801 cars in our dataset
Polo Mk5
  • Recorded datesOctober 2009 – October 2017
  • Engines21 engines
  • Power59.8–191.6 PS
  • FuelsDiesel, Petrol
  • Variants138 variants
  • Dataset30,671 cars in our dataset
Mk6
  • Recorded datesOctober 2017 – Present
  • Engines13 engines
  • Power65–206.7 PS
  • FuelsDiesel, Petrol
  • Variants45 variants
  • Dataset8,458 cars in our dataset

Engines and trims

Published engines for this model. Power is the stored PS range for that engine, and it can differ between trims and gearboxes.

EngineGenerationFuelPower range
1.0 petrol 51PSMk3Petrol50.7 PS
1.4 petrol 60PSMk3Petrol59.8 PS
1.4 petrol 75PSMk3Petrol74.8 PS
1.6 petrol 127PSMk3Petrol126.8 PS
1.2/55 BHPMk4Petrol55.8 PS
1.2/55BHPMk4Petrol55.8 PS
1.2/64BHPMk4Petrol64.9 PS
1.2/65BHPMk4Petrol65.9 PS
1.2 petrol 61PSMk4Petrol60.8 PS
1.2 petrol 71PSMk4Petrol71 PS
1.4/100BHMk4Petrol101.4 PS
1.4/75BHP/16VMk4Petrol76.1 PS
1.4/75BHPMk4Petrol76.1 PS
1.4/86BHPMk4Petrol87.2 PS
1.4 petrol 80PSMk4Petrol80 PS
1.4 petrol 81PSMk4Petrol81.1 PS
1.4/TDI/70BHPMk4Diesel71 PS
1.4/TDI/70BHP/E4Mk4Diesel71 PS
1.4/TDI/80BHPMk4Diesel81.1 PS
1.4/TDI/80BHP/E4Mk4Diesel81.1 PS
1.4/TDIMk4Diesel76.1 PS
1.6/105PSMk4Petrol104.7 PS
1.8T/150BHP/E4Mk4Petrol152.2 PS
1.9/64BHPMk4Diesel64.9 PS
1.9/TDI100BHPMk4Diesel101.4 PS
1.9TDI/PD/130BHPMk4Diesel131.8 PS
1.0 110 PS EU6Polo Mk5Petrol110 PS
1.0 60PS EU6-DPolo Mk5Petrol60 PS
1.0 60PS EU6Polo Mk5Petrol60.8 PS
1.0 75PS EU6Polo Mk5Petrol75–76.1 PS
1.0 95PS EU6 BLUEMOTIONPolo Mk5Petrol94.3 PS
1.2 60PS EU5Polo Mk5Petrol59.8–60.8 PS
1.2 70PS EU5Polo Mk5Petrol69.4–71 PS
1.2 TDI 75PS EU5Polo Mk5Diesel75–76.1 PS
1.2 TSI 105PS EU5-DPolo Mk5Petrol106.5 PS
1.2 TSI 105PS EU5Polo Mk5Petrol104.7 PS
1.2 TSI 110PS EU6Polo Mk5Petrol110 PS
1.2 TSI 90 EU6Polo Mk5Petrol89.9–91.3 PS
1.4 85PS EU5Polo Mk5Petrol84.2–86.2 PS
1.4 TDI 75PS EU6Polo Mk5Diesel75–76.1 PS
1.4 TDI 90PS EU6Polo Mk5Diesel89.9 PS
1.4 TSI 150PS ACTPolo Mk5Petrol150 PS
1.4 TSI 180PS EU5Polo Mk5Petrol179.5 PS
1.4 TSI ACT 140PSPolo Mk5Petrol142 PS
1.6 TDI 75PSPolo Mk5Diesel76.1 PS
1.6 TDI 90PS-FPolo Mk5Diesel91.3 PS
1.8 192PS EU6Polo Mk5Petrol191.6 PS
1.0 110 PS EU6Mk6Petrol110 PS
1.0 115PSMk6Petrol115–115.5 PS
1.0 65PS EU6Mk6Petrol65 PS
1.0 75PS EU6Mk6Petrol75 PS
1.0 80PS EU6Mk6Petrol80.2 PS
1.0 95PS EU6Mk6Petrol95 PS
1.0 TSI 110PS EU6.Mk6Petrol110 PS
1.0 TSI 115PS EU6Mk6Petrol115 PS
1.6 TDI 80PS EU6Mk6Diesel80.2 PS
1.6 TDI 95PS EU6Mk6Diesel95 PS
2.0 TSI 200PS.Mk6Petrol200 PS
2.0 TSI 207PS DSGMk6Petrol206.7 PS
2.0 TSI 210PS DSG 1Mk6Petrol206.7 PS

Trims

  • 1
  • 2
  • Active
  • Beats
  • Black Edition
  • Bluegt
  • Dune
  • E
  • E 55
  • Edition 50
  • GT
  • Gti
  • Gti Edition 25
  • Gti Plus
  • Life
  • Match
  • Match 60
  • Match Edition
  • Moda
  • Moda Ac
  • R Line
  • R-Line
  • R-Line Style
  • R-Line Style Ac
  • S
  • S 55
  • S Ac
  • S Sdi
  • SE
  • SE 70
  • SE Design
  • SE Fsi
  • SE Tech Edition
  • Sel
  • Sport
  • Sport Fsi
  • Standard
  • Style
  • Twist
  • Twist Sdi
  • United

Body styles and versions

Coupe, Estate, Hatchback, Other. Each generation page lists the versions offered with those body styles.

Specifications

Generations
6
Engines
60
Power
50.7–206.7 PS
Fuels
Diesel, Petrol
Body styles
Coupe, Estate, Hatchback, Other
Transmissions
Automatic, Manual
UK dataset
49,702 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest engine power

Each row is an engine family. Power can differ between the trims and gearboxes listed on that engine page.

Bar length is the highest stored PS for that engine. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted.
EngineGenerationPowerFuel
2.0 TSI 207PS DSGMk6206.7 PSPetrol
2.0 TSI 210PS DSG 1Mk6206.7 PSPetrol
2.0 TSI 200PS.Mk6200 PSPetrol
1.8 192PS EU6Polo Mk5191.6 PSPetrol
1.4 TSI 180PS EU5Polo Mk5179.5 PSPetrol
1.8T/150BHP/E4Mk4152.2 PSPetrol

Fastest stored 0–60

These are the best 0–60 figures stored on a generation’s trim groups, not a ranking of every variant.

GenerationTrim group0–60 mph
Mk6performance6.5 seconds
Polo Mk5performance6.7 seconds
Mk4performance8.2 seconds
Mk3performance8.7 seconds
Mk4premium9.3 seconds
Polo Mk5premium9.3 seconds

Economy

These are the highest official combined mpg ranges stored on each engine. The test cycle is recorded on the variant, so ranges from different cycles are not ranked as one list of winners.

EngineGenerationCombined mpg rangeCO₂ range
1.4/TDI/80BHP/E4Mk468.9–91.1 mpg99 g/km
1.2 TDI 75PS EU5Polo Mk572.4–83.1 mpg91–102 g/km
1.4 TDI 75PS EU6Polo Mk574.3–83.1 mpg88–95 g/km
1.0 95PS EU6 BLUEMOTIONPolo Mk568.9 mpg94 g/km
1.6 TDI 75PSPolo Mk567.3 mpg102–112 g/km
1.6 TDI 90PS-FPolo Mk567.3 mpg112 g/km

Registration statistics

49,702 cars in our dataset for Volkswagen Polo. Fuel, body, and gearbox mixes are counted inside each generation, so they are not added together here.

GenerationDatasetRecorded dates
Mk201981 – 1990
Mk2F (Polo Mk2 facelift, Polo Catalyst)1571990-10 – 1994-10
Mk36151994-10 – 2001-12
Mk49,8012002-01 – 2009-09
Polo Mk530,6712009-10 – 2017-10
Mk68,4582017-10 – present

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Questions

How many Volkswagen Polo cars are in the VehicleScore dataset?

49,702 cars in our dataset. That is the catalogue sample, not UK sales or production.

Which Polo generations are covered?

Mk2, Mk2F (Polo Mk2 facelift, Polo Catalyst), Mk3, Mk4, Polo Mk5, Mk6

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.