Vehicle recall R/2025/385

Volkswagen Polo recall: Check rear axle bolted connection

DVSA recall R/2025/385 names the Volkswagen Polo. It was launched 28 August 2025. It covers vehicles built 10 April 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/385
Launched: 28 August 2025
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 42A9
Vehicles: 2 across the lines below

What can go wrong

STOP -DRIVE - Do not drive your vehicle until the repair has been completed; it must be recovered to a workshop. The rear axle bolted connecting may not have been completed to specification. Risk of axle becoming detached and resultant loss of control and possible collision or injury.

The fix

Check and if necessary re-work rear axle bolted connection

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Polo	10 April 2025	2

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Other recalls for these models

R/2025/357 Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement 22 August 2025, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Sharan, Volkswagen Polo and others
R/2025/208 Replace front passenger airbag 9 June 2025, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Taigo, Volkswagen Passat
R/2023/178 Takata Front airbag 13 June 2023, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Eos and others
R/2022/274 The driver's airbag may not correctly deploy if activated 4 October 2022, Volkswagen Polo
R/2022/115 The roof spoiler may not have been bonded to the rear lid with the specified process materials 20 April 2022, Volkswagen Polo
R/2022/011 The sun roof frame may not have been bonded to the body roof 27 December 2021, Volkswagen Polo

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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