Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Volkswagen Beetle
Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 5,890 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 345 models compared | 5 of 345, 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, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.2 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 3.0%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 139 | 5,654 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 216 | 8,236 | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 188 | 9,952 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 619 | 20,444 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 824 | 27,664 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 647 | 24,216 | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 700 | 24,000 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 591 | 23,038 | 2.6% |
| 2008 | 451 | 19,296 | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 259 | 14,116 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 292 | 16,536 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 92 | 5,160 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 131 | 17,356 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 246 | 34,034 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 121 | 27,150 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 201 | 24,004 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 104 | 16,534 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 54 | 10,592 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 15 | 6,078 | 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 £3–£12 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
- Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative: 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 →