Volkswagen Polo

base stats

• power 204 hptop version
• efficiency 88 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 292,536 in NL#2 most common
• price € 32.550new, 2026
• weight 1,128 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built

1975–now

body

hatchback

engine

0.9 L–1.9 L

cylinders

—

turbo

—

power

32–204 hp

drive

—

gearbox

—

seats

5

doors

5

weight

1,128 kg

fuel use

3.4–8.8 L/100 km

CO₂

88–211 g/km

US rating

—

EV range

—

US size class

—

avg new price NL

€ 21.863

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

292,536 are registered in the Netherlands today, #2 of all models. Most common build year: 2011 (25,145 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 191,175 Polos from 2006–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2013€ 19.368
• 2014€ 19.204
• 2015€ 20.300
• 2016€ 19.993
• 2017€ 20.481
• 2018€ 22.681