Emissions not tested unable to be completed on the Volkswagen Beetle
Emissions not tested unable to be completed on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 1,602 tests — 1.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 3.3× that share |
| The 197 models compared | 22 of 197, 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, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 1.1%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 2.2%; best 2009 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59 | 2,827 | 2.1% |
| 2001 | 90 | 4,118 | 2.2% |
| 2002 | 108 | 4,976 | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 176 | 10,222 | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 265 | 13,832 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 183 | 12,108 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 243 | 12,000 | 2.0% |
| 2007 | 195 | 11,519 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 106 | 9,648 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 52 | 7,058 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 63 | 8,268 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 27 | 2,580 | 1.1% |
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 £60–£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
- Emissions not tested unable to be completed: 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 →