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Volkswagen Polo recalls

24 DVSA safety recalls name the Volkswagen Polo, launched 1993 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Polo. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls24
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch1993
Earliest and latest build dates named1990 to 2025
Is a specific Polo affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Volkswagen Polo recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Check rear axle bolted connection R/2025/38528 Aug 202510 Apr 20252
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement (DVSA lists Polo Vivo) R/2025/35722 Aug 20258 Nov 2006 to 11 Oct 201343
Replace front passenger airbag R/2025/2089 Jun 20259 Oct 2023 to 28 Mar 2025563
Takata Front airbag R/2023/17813 Jun 20233 Nov 2006 to 31 Oct 201367,860
The driver's airbag may not correctly deploy if activated R/2022/2744 Oct 20227 Nov 2006 to 13 Dec 200721
The roof spoiler may not have been bonded to the rear lid with the specified process materials R/2022/11520 Apr 202217 Aug 2021 to 15 Sep 2021356
The sun roof frame may not have been bonded to the body roof R/2022/01127 Dec 202117 Feb 2021 to 1 Sep 202135
A faultily installed net for the design breakage point for the discharge of the passenger airbag R/2021/40019 Oct 202119 Aug 2020 to 11 Jan 20216,889
Oil may get into the brake servo through the vacuum lines of the tandem pump. R/2020/06816 Mar 20208 Oct 2019 to 6 Feb 20204,103
The housing bolts on the camshelf adjuster may come loose R/2019/2619 Aug 201917 Dec 2013 to 4 Dec 2014472 per line
The adjusted handbrake lever travel for parking the vehicle can increase R/2019/0374 Feb 201912 Oct 2017 to 22 Oct 201844,256
The left rear seat belt double buckle may unfasten involuntarily R/2018/14226 Nov 20181 May 2017 to 12 Oct 201845,714
Towing eye in the vehicle tool kit may detach during use R/2017/34721 Dec 20171 Oct 2015 to 31 Jul 2017110,001 per line
Child lock may disengage R/2016/14523 Jun 201625 Nov 2015 to 14 Apr 201613,620 (whole recall)
Backrest may not perform correctly in a collision R/2015/1304 Aug 201521 Apr 2015 to 23 Apr 2015207
Unintentional airbag deployment R/2014/17615 Feb 20151 Feb 2014 to 1 Aug 2014526 per line
Fuel may leak R/2014/1445 Dec 20141 Apr 2010 to 1 Apr 201418,314
Seat may catch fire R/2007/05030 Apr 20071 May 2005 to 28 Feb 2007433 per line
Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break R/2004/2113 Mar 20051 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 200449,701 (whole recall)
Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the servo R/2004/20111 Feb 2005not recorded6,774 per line
Clutch operation may be affected R/2004/09229 Jun 20043 May 1999 to 9 May 20013,497
Brake vacuum supply pipe concern R/2002/0496 Jul 20021 May 1997 to 31 Dec 1999120,978 per line
Loss of tyre pressure R/1996/10818 Dec 19961 Jun 1996 to 30 Jun 19962,670
Brake pipes may chafe on other components R/1992/06618 Jan 19931 Jul 1990 to 31 Aug 199242,414

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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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