- With standard equipment
- With safety pack
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Passenger
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Rear Passenger
Driver
Car
Pole
Rear Seat
Front Seat
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- Adequate
- Marginal
- Weak
- Poor
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Protection of both child dummies was good apart from the neck, rated as adequate for the 6 year dummy and marginal for the 10 year dummy. In the side impact test, protection of all critical body areas was good for both dummies. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded. All of the restraint types for which the Polo is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.
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- Marginal
- Weak
- Poor
Head Impact 15.9 Pts
Pelvis Impact 4.8 Pts
Leg Impact 6.0 Pts
| System Name | Front Assist | ||
| Type | Auto-Brake with Forward Collision Warning | ||
| Operational From | 4 km/h | ||
| Additional Information | Defaults on for every journey; operates above 40km/h and in low ambient light | ||
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| Avoidance | Mitigation | ||
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Running Adult crossing from Farside
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Collision avoided up to 60 km/h | ||
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Walking Adult crossing from Nearside -25%
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Collision avoided up to 40 km/h | Impact mitigated up to 60 km/h | |
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Walking Adult crossing from Nearside -75%
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Collision avoided up to 40 km/h | Impact mitigated up to 60 km/h | |
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Running Child from behind parked vehicles
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Collision avoided up to 25 km/h | Impact mitigated up to 45 km/h | |
The protection provided by the bonnet to the head of a struck pedestrian was mostly good or adequate, with some poorer results around the base of the windscreen and along the stiff windscreen pillars. The bumper provided good protection to pedestrians' legs while protection of the pelvis was more mixed. The autonomous emergency braking system performed well in tests of its pedestrian detection, with impacts mostly avoided or mitigated.
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- Adequate
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- Weak
- Poor
| System Name | Speed Limiter |
| Speed Limit Information Function | N/A |
| Warning Function | Manually set |
| Speed Limitation Function | Manually set (accurate to 5km/h) |
| Applies To | All seats | ||
| Warning | Driver Seat | Front Passenger(s) | Rear Passenger(s) |
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| System Name | Front Assist | |||
| Type | Forward Collision Warning with Auto-Brake | |||
| Operational From | 4 km/h | |||
| Additional Information | Default On; Supplementary Warning | |||
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| Autobrake Function Only | Driver reacts to warning | |||
| Operational Speed | 4-250 km/h | 4-250 km/h | ||
| Approaching a stationary car | See AEB City | Crash avoided up to 40km/h.Crash speed reduced up to 65km/h. | ||
| Approaching a slower moving car | Crash avoided up to 70km/h. | Crash avoided up to 80km/h. | ||
| Following a car at short distance | ||||
| Car in front brakes gently | Avoidance | Avoidance | ||
| Car in front brakes harshly | Avoidance | Mitigation | ||
| Following a car at long distance | ||||
| Car in front brakes gently | Avoidance | Mitigation | ||
| Car in front brakes harshly | Mitigation | Avoidance | ||
The Polo has, as standard, a seatbelt reminder system for the front and rear seats, a driver-set speed limiter and an autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system. Tests of the AEB system at highway speeds demonstrated good performance with most collisions avoided or mitigated.
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Specifications
Tested Model VW Polo 1.0 TSI 'Comfortline', LHD
Body Type - 5 door hatchback
Year Of Publication 2017
Kerb Weight 1071kg
VIN From Which Rating Applies - all Polos
Class City and Supermini
Safety Equipment
Note: Other equipment may be available on the vehicle but was not considered in the test year.
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Rating Validity
Variants of Model Range
| Body Type | Engine | Drivetrain | Rating Applies | |
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| 5 door hatchback | 1.0 MPI (48kW and 55kW) | 4x2 |  |
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| 5 door hatchback | 1.0 TGI | 4x2 | |
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| 5 door hatchback | 1.0 TSI* | 4x2 | |
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| 5 door hatchback | 2.0 TSI | 4x2 | |
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| 5 door hatchback | 1.6 TDI (59kW and 70kW) | 4x2 | |
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| 5 door hatchback | 1.5 TSI evo | 4x2 | |
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* Tested variant
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The passenger compartment of the Polo remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger. VW showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection was good or adequate for all critical body regions of both the driver and rear passenger. In both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impact, protection of all critical body areas was good and the Polo scored maximum points. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometric assessment of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection. The Polo has a standard-fit autonomous emergency braking system. Tests of its performance at the low speeds, typical of city driving, at which many whiplash injuries are caused revealed good performance, with impacts avoided at all test speeds.