Volkswagen · 2001–2017
Volkswagen Polo Mk4
The Volkswagen Polo Mk4 is the fourth generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini car produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen. It was marketed from early 2002 to 2010 in most countries where Volkswagen manufactured except Argentina and the USA. It was manufactured in South Africa until 2017, where it was sold as the Polo Vivo. The Mk4 replaced the Volkswagen Polo Mk3, while the Polo Vivo replaced the Citi Golf. In 2018, the Mk4 was replaced by the Mk5 Polo Vivo in South Africa. In Brazil, it was manufactured until 2015, receiving a second facelift called 9N4. The Mk5 was skipped in Brazil; after a brief hiatus it was replaced by the Polo Mk6 in 2017.
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Predecessor: Volkswagen Polo Mk3|Volkswagen Polo Playa · Successor: Volkswagen Polo Mk5
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen
- aka
- Volkswagen Polo Vivo
- Production
- 2001–April 2010 (Germany), 2002–2015 (Brazil), 2002–2017 (South Africa)
- Assembly
- Germany: Wolfsburg, Angola: Luanda (Ancar), Belgium: Brussels, Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo, China: Anting (SAIC-VW), Kenya: Thika (KVM, Polo Vivo), Slovakia: Bratislava, South Africa: Uitenhage, Spain: Pamplona
- Class
- Supermini (B)
- Body style
- 3-door hatchback, 5-door hatchback, 4-door sedan
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Platform
- Volkswagen Group A04 (PQ24)
- Related
- SEAT Ibiza Mk3, SEAT Córdoba Mk2, Škoda Fabia Mk1, Škoda Fabia Mk2, Škoda Roomster, Volkswagen Fox
- Engine
- petrol:, 1.2 L I3 6v/12v, 1.4 L I4 16v, 1.4 L I4 FSi, 1.6 L I4 16v, 1.8 L turbo I4 20v, 2.0 L I4 8v, diesel:, 1.4 L TDI PD I3 6v, 1.9 L SDI I4 8v, 1.9 L TDI PD I4 8v
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual, 6-speed manual, 4-speed automatic, 6-speed Tiptronic automatic
- Wheelbase
- Sedan: 2465 mm, 2002–07 3-door: 2460 mm, 2008–09 5-door: 2454 mm
- Length
- Sedan: 4198 mm, 2002–04 5-door: 3897 mm, 2005–07 5-door: 3926 mm, 2008–09 5-door: 3916 mm
- Width
- 1650 mm
- Height
- Sedan: 1501 mm, 2002–07 Hatchbacks: 1465 mm, 2008–09 5-door: 1467 mm, 2008–09 3-door: 1452 mm
- Predecessor
- Volkswagen Polo Mk3
- Successor
- Volkswagen Polo Mk5
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1468621CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Polo_Mk4CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1362922193 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VW_Polo_IV_9N_3-T%C3%BCrer.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Thomas doerfer · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://web.archive.org/web/20040208035220/https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new_cars/poloLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.
