SRS warning lamp indicates a fault on the Volkswagen Beetle
SRS warning lamp indicates a fault on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 2,736 tests — 1.6% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 4.0× 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 4.0× that share |
| The 240 models compared | 14 of 240, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.2 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 1.8%; best 2011 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 118 | 8,481 | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 82 | 12,354 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 100 | 14,928 | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 483 | 30,666 | 1.6% |
| 2004 | 737 | 41,496 | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 268 | 36,324 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 192 | 36,000 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 205 | 34,557 | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 151 | 28,944 | 0.5% |
| 2009 | 98 | 21,174 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 147 | 24,804 | 0.6% |
| 2011 | 12 | 5,160 | 0.2% |
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
- SRS warning lamp indicates a fault: 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 →