Stop lamp partly not working on the Volkswagen Beetle

Stop lamp partly not working on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 2,118 tests — 1.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% 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	0.4% of tests record it — this model is 3.3× that share
The 176 models compared	36 of 176, 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, 1.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 1.6%; best 2013 at 0.2%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	58	5,654	1.0%
2001	77	12,354	0.6%
2002	115	9,952	1.2%
2003	170	20,444	0.8%
2004	152	27,664	0.6%
2005	210	24,216	0.9%
2006	186	36,000	0.5%
2007	369	23,038	1.6%
2008	363	28,944	1.3%
2009	109	14,116	0.8%
2010	120	16,536	0.7%
2011	28	5,160	0.5%
2013	73	34,034	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

Stop lamp partly 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 →