Faults:

Only thing that went wrong since I had the car was the gearbox that I had to service due to traveling long distances for the company I worked for. (72000km per year)

Due to poor quality diesel, at 335 678km I had to replace the throttle body. It was clogged up with greasy stuff that made the car not start.

Had many people stop me and wanted to buy it from me.

I bought it for R89900 and people are willing to buy it back from me at R70000.

Durable and economical. Got 21,3km/l over 3544km at a speed of 130km/h with the aircon on and 3 people with all their luggage.

Best buy ever. Thanks VW...

General Comments:

Everything that I expected from it and more.

Love my TDI.

Faults:

Battery has died once.

General Comments:

Excellent car for a beginner with a small family, starting off in life, with great boot space. The petrol consumption of the car is very efficient and great speed for a 1.4 liter engine. Good sound system in the car which makes your travelling experience an exciting one. Electric windows to help for those who are lazy like me in opening the window.

Faults:

The car would cut out when driving, and the km reading would reset by itself.

General Comments:

I had a problem where everything resets on the dashboard; even when I was driving, the car would cut out.

The Polo Trendline 1.4 is an awesome car to drive.

I took the car to an auto electrician, where they only replaced the battery terminals. Ever since, my car is driving perfectly with no problems.

Faults:

Clutch failed at 192000Km - still original one though.

First stage of aircon not working.

Tail lights constantly need to be replaced.

Temp selector intermittently works.

General Comments:

My car has great fuel consumption. After driving 300km at +- 130Km/H, the gauge did not even move.

I get about 1000 Km per tank.

It has good power for a small power plant 1.4TDI. It performs the 1.7TDI of Opel, and some other brands.

Rear passenger leg room is a bit small, however there is sufficient space in the boot.

Car handles well, smooth steering and mechanics.

Faults:

Had to replace 3 times.

Car not idling.

Had to replace exhaust back box.

Accelerator cable at 120.00kms.

Clutch master cylinder at 160.000kms.

Gearbox linkage at 177.000kms.

C.V. joints replaced.

Radiator leaking.

Fuel tank leaking at 244.000kms.

General Comments:

I love my car so much.

It's very comfortable for long journeys. I recently went to Botswana, and it's been great.

It's very powerful for a small car, but not as fuel efficient as I thought it would it.

My gorgeous little car has had a hard life; it's been on many many rocky and muddy roads. I do lots of long distance driving; as a result, it's aged a lot over the year. The head lights have gone yellow and it has a lot of stone chips.

Faults:

I have not yet opened up the engine.

I had to start replacing water pipes at 400000km.

My heater radiator packed up at about 400000km.

My A/C is not working, and that's about it.

General Comments:

What a CAR to have. My next car would be the new Polo Classic.

Faults:

Air conditioning did not work but was fixed days later by dealer besides that nothing has gone wrong with car.

General Comments:

The car offer a smooth and comfortable ride.

Interior is nice and modern.

Seriously good buy but just go for the 1.6 or higher.

Faults:

Cigarette lighter got broken, but was replace free of charge by dealer.

General Comments:

This car is a nice neat package if your on a tight budget

Great value for money for the car your getting

Its not that fast since it's a 1.4, but will get you from point A to B swiftly.

Faults:

Water pump failed at 280 000km.

No real problems apart from plastic wheel covers which frequently fall off and about 5 punctures (always seems to be the right rear..).

General Comments:

This car has been extremely reliable and very economical to run and maintain.

Although the tyres are only 155/70 13's they provide nimble handling and give ample warning when the limits of road holding are approached - and they are cheap to replace.

The 1400 engine can feel sluggish around town, but it is a very smooth unit and perfectly happy cruising at 140km/h (approx 4500rpm), while remaining very economical.

Some rattles have surfaced after thousands of kilometers all over southern Africa, many of which were on challenging dirt roads.

Faults:

Up to this point nothing serious has gone wrong with my car.

The rubber seal between the aerial and the roof going missing.

The little light bulb in the centre console popped twice.

General Comments:

Although not purchased new, I am very happy with my Polo.

The handling is great.

The controls are good and ergonomic.

It is fuel efficient.

It has a very spacious boot.

Strong, unbreakable and responsive engine.