The zippy performance and handling is one of the great attractions of the Polo, it handles like a go-kart. The boot is small with the seats up, but it’s a small car and something you really have to ...

Mind you, aesthetic and mechanical differences between the 2014 VW Polo 1.2 TSI Fresh BlueMotion we've taken for a spin and the pre-facelift fifth-gen Polo tested a while back aren't as dramatic as ...

Some owners have had a great run with this transmission, others not so much. Highway driving will be kinder to the unit, and a lot of city driving will be harder on it (although the DSG gearbox is by ...

Air conditioningThe air-con’s condensers and radiators can leak, resulting in a loss of pressure. Be sure to test the air-con to make sure you get a nice blast of cool air because it’s an expensive ...

It can’t catch the sixth place Qashqai but the recently facelifted VW Polo is now the UK’s seventh best seller, ahead of the entire Audi A3 range. Like the Golf, this is one of those cars that it is ...

Seven years is a good innings for any modern car. That’s how long Volkswagen’s Mk 5 Polo has been around – and that’s a potential problem when you’re trying to sell into the supermini market, one of ...

Volkswagen said Wednesday that a problem with carbon dioxide emissions is far smaller than initially suspected, with further checks finding “slight discrepancies” in only a few models and no evidence ...