CV boot severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Beetle
CV boot severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 6,467 tests — 3.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 304 models compared | 38 of 304, 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, 5.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 5.5 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 9.2%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 163 | 2,827 | 5.8% |
| 2001 | 164 | 4,118 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 142 | 4,976 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 834 | 10,222 | 8.2% |
| 2004 | 1,268 | 13,832 | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 615 | 12,108 | 5.1% |
| 2006 | 453 | 12,000 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 494 | 11,519 | 4.3% |
| 2008 | 350 | 9,648 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 139 | 7,058 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 195 | 8,268 | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 53 | 2,580 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 522 | 8,678 | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 759 | 17,017 | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 205 | 13,575 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 77 | 12,002 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 26 | 8,267 | 0.3% |
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 £80–£250 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- CV boot severely deteriorated: 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 →