Compare the Toyota Yaris vs Volkswagen Polo

Compact and plain inside, and brilliantly efficient
Carwow’s own expert rating out of 10 - how our reviewers rate this car overall for value, comfort, kit and driving experience
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8/10
Compact on the outside, and big on posh comfort
Carwow’s own expert rating out of 10 - how our reviewers rate this car overall for value, comfort, kit and driving experience
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8/10

AI generated from our expert reviews

Both the Toyota Yaris and the Volkswagen Polo are easy to drive in town, and each makes it easy to get comfortable up front with an adjustable driving position. When you head onto twisting roads, the Yaris feels nimble and grips well to offer a pretty good level of driver enjoyment, whereas the Polo may not be as fun to drive, even if its stable nature means you will feel confident. In the back, taller adults may be left wanting for a bit more room on longer trips in the Yaris, while taller passengers will have no trouble getting comfy in the Polo. The Polo also has a bigger boot than the Yaris, offers more room with the back seats folded, and can tow more.

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Standard kit

  • Apple CarPlay
    Mirrors your iPhone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Cruise control
    Holds a steady speed on the motorway without keeping your foot on the accelerator.
  • Parking Camera
    A rear (sometimes 360°) camera that shows what's behind you while parking.
  • Touchscreen infotainment
    A touch-operated screen for media, settings and (often) navigation.
  • Android Auto
    Mirrors your Android phone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Apple CarPlay
    Mirrors your iPhone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Climate control
    Automatically keeps the cabin at a set temperature, rather than a manual heater dial.
  • Cruise control
    Holds a steady speed on the motorway without keeping your foot on the accelerator.
  • Parking Sensors
    Beeps that get faster as you get closer to something while parking.

Key information

Body type Hatchbacks Body type Hatchbacks
Available fuel types Hybrid Available fuel types Petrol
Number of seats 5 Number of seats 5
Boot space, seats up 286 litres (2 suitcases) Boot space, seats up 351 litres (2 suitcases) Best
Boot space, seats down 947 litres Boot space, seats down 1,125 litres Best
External dimensions (L x W x H) 3,950 mm x 1,745 mm x 1,505 mm External dimensions (L x W x H) 4,074 mm x 1,751 mm x 1,461 mm
Towing capacity 450 kg Towing capacity 800 kg Best
First year tax rate £365 Best First year tax rate £455
Fuel economy
This measures how much fuel a car uses, according to official tests. It's measured in miles per gallon (MPG) and a higher number means the car is more fuel efficient.
68.9 mpg
Fuel economy
This measures how much fuel a car uses, according to official tests. It's measured in miles per gallon (MPG) and a higher number means the car is more fuel efficient.
54.3 mpg
Battery size 0.7 kWh Battery size —
Drive type Front wheel drive Drive type Front wheel drive
Insurance
The insurance group the car sits in, from 1 to 50. The lower the group, the cheaper it usually is to insure.
Group 13 · good
Insurance
The insurance group the car sits in, from 1 to 50. The lower the group, the cheaper it usually is to insure.
Group 3 · low Best
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Drivetrain & power

Engine name 1.5 Hybrid CVT Engine name 1.0
Engine size 1.5 L Hybrid • 116 BHP Engine size 1.0 L Petrol • 80 BHP
Body type Hatchbacks Body type Hatchbacks
Fuel type Hybrid Fuel type Petrol
Transmission Automatic Transmission Manual
Drive type Front wheel drive Drive type Front wheel drive
Forward gears 1 Forward gears 5
Acceleration 9.7 s (0-60 mph) Best Acceleration 15.6 s (0-60 mph)
Battery size 0.7 kWh Battery size —

Dimensions & space

Number of seats 5 Number of seats 5
Number of doors 5 Number of doors 5
Boot (seats up) 286 litres Boot (seats up) 351 litres Best
Boot (seats down) 947 litres Boot (seats down) 1,125 litres Best
Length 3,950 mm Length 4,074 mm
Width 1,745 mm Width 1,751 mm
Height 1,505 mm Height 1,461 mm
Wheelbase 2.56 m Wheelbase 2.55 m
Turning circle 11.0 m Turning circle 10.7 m

Full features list

  • Fabric - Black
  • Metallic paint
  • Premium paint
  • 2x Rear coat hooks
  • 3 adjustable rear headrests
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • 3 spoke leather steering wheel
  • 60/40 split folding rear seat
  • Adjustable boot height
  • Air ventilation system
  • Auto air conditioning
  • Black interior door handles
  • Black stitching on gear shift boot
  • Black stitching on steering wheel
  • Border/stitching and Yaris logo on floor mats
  • Chrome surround on air conditioning buttons
  • Cup holders (2 front & door)
  • Door pockets
  • Driver/front passenger sunvisors with vanity mirror
  • Fabric door trim
  • Fabric upholstery
  • Front and rear floor mats
  • Front centre armrest
  • Front headrests
  • Front personal map light
  • Front/rear assist grips
  • Grey roof lining
  • Hard tonneau cover
  • ISOFIX child restraint system
  • Leather gearshift
  • Light remind warning buzzer
  • Manually height adjustable driver seat
  • Manually sliding front seats
  • Overhead console
  • Painted insert on side air vents
  • Pollen filter
  • Satin chrome insert on gear shift
  • Shopping bag hooks
  • Single compartment slow opening glovebox
  • Single front passenger seat
  • Standard seats
  • Steering wheel mounted switch for audio, adaptive cruise control, lane departure alert, multi-info, speed limiter, voice recognition
  • Tilt/telescopic steering column
  • USB-C Cable
  • 2x Master key
  • Door lock - Remote, power and smartphone remote
  • Immobiliser
  • Intrusion alarm
  • Key starting system
  • 16" 5 spoke chrome finish alloy wheels
  • Spare wheel cover
  • Tyre repair kit
  • Wheel caps
  • 4 speakers
  • 9" Multimedia touch display
  • DAB radio
  • Front USB-C connector and charger
  • Auto high beam [AHB] with on/off switch
  • Auto windscreen wipers
  • Automatic headlight cut-off
  • Automatic headlights
  • Automatically retractable door mirrors
  • Black door moulding
  • Black lower front grille shaped
  • Black upper front grille
  • Body colour door handles
  • Body coloured door mirrors
  • Bulb indicators
  • Bumper and grille garnish resin
  • Doors lower back, back door garnish
  • Electric adjustable heated door mirrors
  • Follow me home headlights
  • Front auto power windows with anti jam protection
  • Front halogen fog lights
  • Halogen projector headlights
  • Headlight side turn indicators
  • LED High mounted stop lamp
  • LED daytime running lights
  • Manual day/night rear view mirror
  • Manual headlight levelling
  • Noise reduction layer on windscreen
  • Pre wiring for towing hook
  • Rear auto power windows with anti jam protection
  • Rear combination lights
  • Rear intermittent wipers
  • Rear roof spoiler in night sky black
  • Rear side wing doors
  • Rear window defogger with timer
  • Shark fin antenna
  • Solid paint
  • Standard roof
  • Standard shape upper front grille
  • Turning signal integrated indicators in door mirrors
  • Variable front intermittent wipers
  • 3 point seatbelts on all rear seats
  • Anti-lock Brake System and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
  • Driver and passenger central airbag, front airbag, side airbag and SRS curtain shield airbags
  • Electronic parking brake
  • Emergency brake light signal (EBS)
  • Front passenger airbag on/off switch
  • Front seatbelt reminder
  • Hill start assist control (HAC)
  • Occupant detection, passenger and rear seat sensor
  • Pre-collision system with pedestrian and cyclist detection
  • Rear child proof door locks
  • Rear seat belt reminder
  • Solid rear disc brakes
  • Tyre pressure warning system
  • Ventilated front disc brakes
  • Acceleration suppression at low speed on pre-collision system
  • Adjustable speed limiter
  • Analogue speedometer
  • Analogue tachometer
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Driver attention alert
  • E-call
  • Electric power steering
  • Emergency driving stop system
  • Emergency steering assist
  • Full range adaptive cruise control
  • Hybrid system indicator
  • Instrument panel centre cluster
  • Intersection turn assist
  • Lane trace assist
  • Multi info display
  • Over the air updates
  • Reversing camera with static guide lines, display in multimedia system
  • Road sign assist
  • Shift position indicator
  • Standard size for muti-info display
  • Tailgate
  • Wireless Smartphone integration incl Apple CarPlay
  • Default front suspension
  • Engine noise insulation cover
  • Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)
  • Gloss black side air vents
  • 16" Torsby alloy wheels
  • Air care climatronic air conditoning system with active combination filter and 2-zone temperature control
  • Digital Cockpit Pro with 10.25" Display
  • Discover Navigation including Streaming and Internet with 8" colour touch screen
  • Electric panoramic sunroof with glass sliding and tilting
  • Front and rear parking sensors
  • Front fog lights with static cornering function
  • Full size spare wheel and tool kit
  • Hartley/Thomas cloth - Titan black
  • Heated front seats
  • Keyless locking and starting system keyless access with safelock
  • Lumbar adjustment for front seats
  • Metallic paint
  • Pearlescent paint
  • Rear tinted glass from B-pillar backwards approx 65% tinted
  • Rear view camera
  • Removable/lockable towbar
  • Space and weight saving spare wheel including tool kit
  • Special metallic paint
  • Special solid paint
  • Volkswagen Sound system
  • 3 point height adj front seatbelts + pretensioners
  • 3 point seat belt for centre rear seat
  • 3 point seatbelts, outer rear with ECE lable
  • Anti-lock brake system
  • Driver and front passenger airbag with front passenger airbag deactivation
  • Drivers and front passengers safety optimised head restraints
  • ESC (Electronic stability control) + EDL (Electronic Differntial lock) and ASR (Traction control)
  • Extended and predictive pedestrian/ cyclist protection
  • Front assist with autonomous emergency braking (for Adaptive Cruise Control ACC up to 130 mph)
  • Front curtain and side airbags with center airbag
  • Front disc brakes
  • Hill start assist
  • Manual child lock in rear doors
  • Rear drum brakes
  • Single tone horn
  • Tyre pressure loss indicator
  • Warning signal and warning light for front and rear seatbelts not fastened
  • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror
  • Automatic headlight control with LED separate daytime running lights with coming/leaving home function
  • Body colour bumpers with chrome inserts
  • Body colour door handles
  • Body colour door mirrors
  • Electric front windows
  • Engine badge deletion
  • Headlight range adjustment
  • Heat insulating and laminated safety glass windshield
  • Heat insulating darkened glass in side and rear windows
  • LED 3rd brake light
  • LED Headlights
  • LED rear combination lamps
  • Power folding adjustable/heated exterior mirrors and front passenger exterior mirror lowering function
  • Rain sensor
  • Rear electric windows
  • Rear fog light
  • Rear side wing doors
  • Rear windscreen washer and wiper with interval delay
  • Solid paint
  • 12V power socket in centre console
  • 2 USB-C ports in the front, 2 USB-C charging sockets on the center console in the rear
  • 2 front and 2 rear reading lights with switch off delay and dimmer
  • 3 rear head restraints
  • 60/40 split folding rear seat and rear seat bench not split
  • Carpet mats, front and rear
  • Ceramique roof lining
  • Chrome plated radiator grille inserts, air vent surrounds and light switch surrounds
  • Door and side trim panel
  • Driver and front passenger seat height adjustment
  • Driver/passenger sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
  • Front centre armrest
  • Front seat backrest storage pockets
  • Front standard seats
  • Handbrake lever handle in leather
  • Hartley/Thomas cloth upholstery
  • Headliner in recycled material
  • Isofix child seat preparation easy-fit (for two outer rear seats, and front passenger seat) compatible with I-size
  • Leather trimmed gear knob
  • Luggage compartment lighting
  • Manual air conditioning
  • Removable luggage compartment cover
  • Removable luggage compartment floor
  • Single front passenger seat
  • Standard climatic zones
  • Standard pedal cluster
  • Three spoke leather wrapped multifunction steering wheel
  • 8" Digital cockpit basic display
  • Bluetooth mobile phone interface
  • Driver attention monitor driver alert system
  • Dynamic road sign display
  • Emergency call service
  • Mobile phone preparation with inductive charging function
  • Multifunction front facing camera for distance control
  • Park distance control
  • Power assisted speed sensitive steering
  • Predictive adaptive cruise control
  • Preparation for We connect and We connect plus
  • Preparation for navigation system with media and internet package
  • Rear parking sensors
  • Speedo and rev counter, electronic odometer, trip, service interval display and exterior temperature gauge
  • Standard rear axle
  • Travel Assist - Lane keeping system and traffic jam assist
  • Travel assist including emergency assist
  • Trip computer
  • Washer fluid level indicator
  • Wireless app connect
  • Alarm with interior protection
  • Anti-theft alarm system with interior monitoring, backup horn, and towing protection
  • Anti-theft wheel bolts
  • Central locking system with SAFELOCK, radio remote control + 2 remote control folding keys
  • Electronic engine immobiliser
  • DAB Digital radio
  • Diversity antenna for FM reception
  • Front and rear 6 speakers
  • 15" Essex black diamond turned alloy wheels
  • Low rolling resistance tyres
  • Tyre mobility kit including compressor and sealing foam. In lieu of spare wheel
  • Front wheel drive
  • Rear shock absorpion
  • Start-stop system with battery regeneration (recuperation - energy recovery during braking)
  • Lava stone black gloss/matt decorative inserts in dash and front door panels

'From' prices stated are for the lowest priced version of the car. Price may vary based on the selected version.

'From' prices stated are for the lowest priced version of the car. Price may vary based on the selected version.

*Please contact the dealer for a personalised quote, including terms and conditions. Quote is subject to dealer requirements, including status and availability. Illustrations are based on personal contract hire, 9 month upfront fee, 48 month term and 8000 miles annually, VAT included.