Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Volkswagen Beetle
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 4,662 tests — 2.8% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 57 of 245, 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, 1.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.9%. The share has fallen 0.7 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 2.3%; best 2010 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 141 | 8,481 | 1.7% |
| 2001 | 265 | 12,354 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 340 | 14,928 | 2.3% |
| 2003 | 508 | 30,666 | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 657 | 41,496 | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 586 | 36,324 | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 647 | 36,000 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 669 | 34,557 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 410 | 28,944 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 179 | 21,174 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 164 | 24,804 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 71 | 7,740 | 0.9% |
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 £5–£25 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
- Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: 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 →