Why does the trunk on my 2007 polo is only opening 1-2% of the time (so pretty much never)

open glove box
read users guide
or get them free from VW or google for it.
RTM get it and read the manual and keep it for the next time./

you found the right place buddy.. i know a l ot of websites for repairs and manuals that can really help u..
like reliable-store is pretty good

You should have a key upper side of license plate look from bottom side if not you can laid back seat it should be lever to pull open the trunk

There are plenty of Audio/electronics repair guys around. All the dealer will do is sell you a new player. Ask friends and perhaps the guys at radio shack if they know anyone who can repair a printed circuit board. The RS guys are usually pretty nerdy. Good luck.

Hi, I had the same problem with my 2007 Polo after a replacement key was made. The car and key would function, but the odometer display just said "ERROR" all the time.
Disconnected and reconnected the battery and that fixed it.

Took it to three different mechanics (two of which specialized in VWs) and they couldn't figure what exactly what was wrong with it or how to fix it. Every time they tried to connect a device to read the mileage, they said that the car wouldn't communicate with their systems. Tries contacting VW directly twice, but they refused to help at all (terrible customer service every time I've needed to contact them--going with another make next round).

My Polo previously had an issue where the odometer displayed the wrong mileage, but it corrected itself after I replaced the battery, so I figured just disconnecting the battery might work. Disconnected the battery, dead started with the battery disconnected, took the key back out, reconnected the battery, restarted it again with the battery connected and the odometer reading is back to normal and it appears that the system was able to correctly keep track of the mileage, even though the display itself showed an error message. I has estimated where it should be, just for the sake of oil changes in case it was something that couldn't be fixed easily, and the reading is pretty much where I estimated it would be.

Not sure if this is an issue with the newer models, but I hope it helps anyone having the same problem. I didn't see any solutions posted elsewhere.

Lower the back seat and crawl into the trunk and see what the latch is doing when you activate the key fob. the trunk lid will have to be open to enable any repairs. Also an emergency release cable is probably visible (yellow handle) inside the trunk and will Open the trunk lid.

1. Open trunk
2. Place latch in lock position
3. Pull inside trunk release to see what isn't moving
4. If trunk key won't turn, the key may be worn out and need to be replaced

sounds like the exhast pipe is hiting the frame or trunk flore
theres nothing that moves when at stand still