Rear fog lamp not working on the Volkswagen Beetle
Rear fog lamp not working on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 4,810 tests — 2.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 7.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 7.2× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 5 of 221, 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, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 1.3%. The share has risen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 3.4%; best 2005 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | 5,654 | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 28 | 4,118 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 19 | 4,976 | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 52 | 24,216 | 0.2% |
| 2006 | 140 | 24,000 | 0.6% |
| 2007 | 136 | 23,038 | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 65 | 19,296 | 0.3% |
| 2009 | 51 | 14,116 | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 58 | 16,536 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 587 | 17,356 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,104 | 34,034 | 3.2% |
| 2014 | 911 | 27,150 | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 731 | 24,004 | 3.0% |
| 2016 | 496 | 16,534 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | 274 | 10,592 | 2.6% |
| 2018 | 78 | 6,078 | 1.3% |
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–£15 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
- Rear fog lamp not working: 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 →