AS part of a series of sections covering the remarketing industry, Fleet News is looking at how new cars you take on to your fleet might perform over the next three years.

Using data from used car expert CAP Motor Research, we will benchmark two cars against each other to see how they both perform over three years/60,000 miles, listing how each car’s value performs at key mileages and dates during its life. This week, we compare the Volkswagen Polo in petrol and diesel formats.

Volkswagen Polo 1.4 SE TDI 75 5dr

Price new: £12,050
Mileage Age (mths) Predicted value Money lost
20,000 12 £8,125/68% £3,925
30,000 18 £7,050/59% £5,000
40,000 24 £6,100/51% £5,950
50,000 30 £5,350/45% £6,700
60,000 36 £4,700/40% £7,350
(Source: CAP)

Volkswagen Polo 1.4 SE FSI 86 5dr

Price new: £11,835
Mileage: Age (mths) Predicted value Money lost
20,000 12 £7,375/63% £4,460
30,000 18 £6,500/56% £5,335
40,000 24 £5,750/49% £6,085
50,000 30 £5,100/44% £6,735
60,000 36 £4,500/38% £7,335
(Source: CAP)