Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline · model year

2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline

1 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

Complaints
1
Recalls
0

The 2011VolkswagenPolo 1.6 Comfortline carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2011 Polo 1.6 Comfortline is air bags with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.

NHTSA currently has 37 investigation files overlapping the 2011 Polo 1.6 Comfortline, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

1
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline

PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.

NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.

Total Complaints

1 filings

Crashes Reported

1 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS1

Recent Complaints

20170301CrashAIR BAGS

I BOUGHT A VW POLO 1.6 COMFORTLINE, 2011 MODEL FROM THE BENONI DEALERSHIP. REGISTRATION NUMBER: BF66MWGP. THIS VEHICLE WAS FINANCED THROUGH STANDARD BANK INITIALLY BUT WAS PAID IN FULL AND HAD ONLY HAD 84598KMS ON THE CLOCK AT THE TIME OF MY ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A SERVICE PLAN/ MAINTENANCE PLAN AND WAP. THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN IN FOR ITS LAST SERVICE AT THE VW KRUGERSDORP SERVICE CENTRE. THIS VEHICLE WAS 5 YEARS OLD WITH A FULL SERVICE HISTORY DONE ONLY BY A VW DEALERSHIP. ON THE 24TH AUGUST 2016, I WENT OUT FOR THE EVENING AND ON MY WAY HOME THE MORNING OF THE 25TH AUGUST 2016, I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF THE ROAD INTO AN OPEN VELD WITH LOTS OF ROCKS AND BUILDING RUBBLE. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ABOUT 800M FROM THE LARATONG HOSPITAL WHICH IS ON THE R41 ROAD OR BETTER KNOWN AS MAIN REEF ROAD. I WAS TRAVELLING TOWARDS RANDFONTEIN FROM ROODEPOORT; MY DESTINATION WAS HOME, 37 KINGFISHER AVE, HELIKONPARK, RANDFONTEIN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICL

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NHTSA Investigations 2 Open

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline have?
The 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline has 1 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 1 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline?
The most-complained component for the 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline is AIR BAGS with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.