Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Volkswagen Beetle
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 4,949 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% 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 | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 3.3× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 45 of 251, 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 2011, 4.0%. The share has fallen 1.8 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 6.9%; best 2010 at 2.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 164 | 2,827 | 5.8% |
| 2001 | 246 | 4,118 | 6.0% |
| 2002 | 344 | 4,976 | 6.9% |
| 2003 | 493 | 10,222 | 4.8% |
| 2004 | 708 | 13,832 | 5.1% |
| 2005 | 591 | 12,108 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 646 | 12,000 | 5.4% |
| 2007 | 718 | 11,519 | 6.2% |
| 2008 | 468 | 9,648 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 244 | 7,058 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 197 | 8,268 | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 104 | 2,580 | 4.0% |
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 lens slightly defective: 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 →