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Volkswagen Polo Mk3

Volkswagen Polo Mk3 (October 1994 – December 2001) has 4 published engines in the catalogue, and 615 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
1.0 petrol 51PSPetrol50.7 PS36.2–47.9 mpg142 g/km98
1.4 petrol 60PSPetrol59.8 PS36.2–56.5 mpg149–185 g/km185
1.4 petrol 75PSPetrol74.8 PS32.8–40.9 mpg154–178 g/km55
1.6 petrol 127PSPetrol126.8 PS39.8 mpg170 g/km58

Trims

Average mpg on a trim group does not record the test cycle, so these groups are not ranked against each other.

  • entry56.7 PS
  • mid62.9 PS
  • performance126.8 PS
Average PS stored for each trim group. Average mpg stays in the table because the test cycle is not recorded on the group.
GroupTrimsDatasetAverage PSHighest PSAverage mpgAverage CO₂Best 0–60
entryE, S13256.774.836.4153.712.3 s
midMatch, SE15162.974.850.516112.3 s
performanceGti58126.8126.839.81708.7 s

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
E 1.0 petrol 51PSPetrolManualHatchback50.7 PS (50 bhp)36.2 mpg (NEDC)66
E 1.0 petrol 51PSPetrolManualHatchback50.7 PS (50 bhp)36.2 mpg (NEDC)19
E 1.4 petrol 60PSPetrolAutomaticHatchback59.8 PS (59 bhp)36.2 mpg (NEDC)23
Match 1.4 petrol 60PSPetrolAutomaticHatchback59.8 PS (59 bhp)44.8 mpg (NEDC)26
Match 1.4 petrol 60PSPetrolManualHatchback59.8 PS (59 bhp)56.5 mpg (NEDC)51
Match 1.4 petrol 60PSPetrolManualHatchback59.8 PS (59 bhp)56.5 mpg (NEDC)43
S 1.4 petrol 75PSPetrolAutomaticHatchback74.8 PS (73.8 bhp)32.8 mpg (NEDC)11
S 1.4 petrol 75PSPetrolManualHatchback74.8 PS (73.8 bhp)40.9 mpg (NEDC)13
SE 1.4 petrol 75PSPetrolAutomaticHatchback74.8 PS (73.8 bhp)32.8 mpg (NEDC)15
SE 1.4 petrol 75PSPetrolManualHatchback74.8 PS (73.8 bhp)40.9 mpg (NEDC)16
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PSPetrolManualHatchback126.8 PS (125 bhp)39.8 mpg (NEDC)30
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PSPetrolManualHatchback126.8 PS (125 bhp)39.8 mpg (NEDC)28
12 variants

Specifications

Recorded dates
October 1994 – December 2001
Engines
4
Power
50.7–126.8 PS
Fuels
Petrol
Gearboxes
Automatic, Manual
Body styles
Estate, Hatchback, Other
UK dataset
615 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.
VariantPowerGearboxBody
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PS126.8 PS (125 bhp)ManualHatchback
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PS126.8 PS (125 bhp)ManualHatchback
SE 1.4 petrol 75PS74.8 PS (73.8 bhp)AutomaticHatchback
S 1.4 petrol 75PS74.8 PS (73.8 bhp)ManualHatchback
SE 1.4 petrol 75PS74.8 PS (73.8 bhp)ManualHatchback

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.
Variant0–60 mphGearboxBody
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PS8.7 secondsManualHatchback
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PS8.7 secondsManualHatchback
SE 1.4 petrol 75PS12.3 secondsAutomaticHatchback
S 1.4 petrol 75PS12.3 secondsManualHatchback
SE 1.4 petrol 75PS12.3 secondsManualHatchback

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantCombinedCO₂Fuel
Match 1.4 petrol 60PS56.5 mpg (NEDC)149 g/kmPetrol
Match 1.4 petrol 60PS56.5 mpg (NEDC)154 g/kmPetrol
Match 1.4 petrol 60PS44.8 mpg (NEDC)185 g/kmPetrol
S 1.4 petrol 75PS40.9 mpg (NEDC)154 g/kmPetrol
SE 1.4 petrol 75PS40.9 mpg (NEDC)161 g/kmPetrol
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PS39.8 mpg (NEDC)170 g/kmPetrol
Gti 1.6 petrol 127PS39.8 mpg (NEDC)170 g/kmPetrol
E 1.0 petrol 51PS36.2 mpg (NEDC)142 g/kmPetrol
E 1.0 petrol 51PS36.2 mpg (NEDC)142 g/kmPetrol
E 1.4 petrol 60PS36.2 mpg (NEDC)185 g/kmPetrol
SE 1.4 petrol 75PS32.8 mpg (NEDC)178 g/kmPetrol
S 1.4 petrol 75PS32.8 mpg (NEDC)178 g/kmPetrol

Registration statistics

615 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

  • Petrol584 · 95%
  • Diesel31 · 5%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

  • Hatchback596 · 96.9%
  • Estate10 · 1.6%
  • Other9 · 1.5%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

  • Manual461 · 75%
  • Automatic154 · 25%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

  • Silver184 · 29.9%
  • Blue151 · 24.6%
  • Red103 · 16.7%
  • Green65 · 10.6%
  • Black56 · 9.1%
  • Grey29 · 4.7%
  • White15 · 2.4%
  • Other12 · 2%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

  • 251996
  • 311997
  • 341998
  • 451999
  • 1442000
  • 3162001
Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Other generations

Mk2
  • Recorded dates1981 – 1990
  • Dataset0 cars in our dataset
Mk2F (Polo Mk2 facelift, Polo Catalyst)
  • Recorded datesOctober 1990 – October 1994
  • Dataset157 cars in our dataset
Mk4
  • Recorded datesJanuary 2002 – September 2009
  • Dataset9,801 cars in our dataset
Polo Mk5
  • Recorded datesOctober 2009 – October 2017
  • Dataset30,671 cars in our dataset
Mk6
  • Recorded datesOctober 2017 – Present
  • Dataset8,458 cars in our dataset

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the Volkswagen Polo Mk3?

1.0 petrol 51PS, 1.4 petrol 60PS, 1.4 petrol 75PS, 1.6 petrol 127PS

How many Volkswagen Polo Mk3 cars are in the dataset?

615 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

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.