Real MPG: Volkswagen Polo (2017 on)
More Golf-like than ever, will carry four large adults in comfort, huge boot, excellent TSI petrol engines.
Rivals provide more pizzazz, bigger wheels spoil the comfy ride, fiddlier touch controls with 2021 facelift.
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| Engine | Official MPG (NEDC) | Official MPG (WLTP) | Real MPG Avg. | Real MPG % | |
| 1.0 65 | 58.9–60.1 mpg | 48.7 mpg | 48.8 mpg | 100%* | |
| 1.0 75 | 60.1 mpg | - | 53.1 mpg | 88% | |
| 1.0 80 | - | 50.4–51.8 mpg | - | -* | |
| 1.0 TSI 110 | - | 53.8–54.3 mpg | - | -* | |
| 1.0 TSI 110 DSG | - | 49.4–50.2 mpg | - | -* | |
| 1.0 TSI 115 | 60.1 mpg | - | 49.7 mpg | 83% | |
| 1.0 TSI 115 DSG | 57.6 mpg | - | 43.6 mpg | 76% | |
| 1.0 TSI 95 | 61.4 mpg | 50.4–54.4 mpg | 50.1 mpg | 96%* | |
| 1.0 TSI 95 DSG | 60.1 mpg | 45.6–51.2 mpg | 47.7 mpg | 99%* | |
| 1.6 TDI 80 | 74.3–76.3 mpg | - | 67.5 mpg | 90% | |
| 1.6 TDI 95 | 74.3 mpg | - | 62.5 mpg | 84% | |
| 2.0 TSI 200 DSG | 47.9 mpg | - | 36.2 mpg | 76% |
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Volkswagen Polo (2017 on)
More Golf-like than ever, will carry four large adults in comfort, huge boot, excellent TSI petrol engines.
Rivals
| Volkswagen Polo (2017 on) | 47.1 | avg mpg |
| Hyundai Ioniq (2016 - 2022) | 68.4 | avg mpg |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class (2018 on) | 44.3 | avg mpg |
| Kia Ceed (2018 on) | 47.4 | avg mpg |
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