Coil spring corroded on the Volkswagen Beetle
Coil spring corroded on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 15,236 tests — 9.1% of all its MOT tests, against 3.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 326 models compared | 32 of 326, highest first |
| The model's own record | 167,030 tests · every year of the Beetle → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Beetle tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 7.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.4%. The share has fallen 6.9 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 9.1%; best 2018 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 409 | 5,654 | 7.2% |
| 2001 | 691 | 8,236 | 8.4% |
| 2002 | 788 | 9,952 | 7.9% |
| 2003 | 1,649 | 20,444 | 8.1% |
| 2004 | 1,852 | 27,664 | 6.7% |
| 2005 | 1,194 | 24,216 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 1,373 | 24,000 | 5.7% |
| 2007 | 1,417 | 23,038 | 6.2% |
| 2008 | 1,293 | 19,296 | 6.7% |
| 2009 | 644 | 7,058 | 9.1% |
| 2010 | 583 | 16,536 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 146 | 2,580 | 5.7% |
| 2012 | 642 | 17,356 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,115 | 34,034 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 656 | 27,150 | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 401 | 12,002 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 275 | 8,267 | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 86 | 5,296 | 1.6% |
| 2018 | 22 | 6,078 | 0.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £25–£65 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Coil spring corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Beetle MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →