Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Volkswagen Beetle
Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 27,141 tests — 16.2% of all its MOT tests, against 8.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 8.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 388 models compared | 32 of 388, 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, 10.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 4.3%. The share has fallen 5.8 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 11.7%; best 2017 at 4.0%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 568 | 5,654 | 10.1% |
| 2001 | 964 | 8,236 | 11.7% |
| 2002 | 1,160 | 9,952 | 11.7% |
| 2003 | 2,179 | 20,444 | 10.7% |
| 2004 | 2,257 | 27,664 | 8.2% |
| 2005 | 1,925 | 36,324 | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,961 | 36,000 | 5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,062 | 34,557 | 6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,773 | 28,944 | 6.1% |
| 2009 | 1,146 | 21,174 | 5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,271 | 16,536 | 7.7% |
| 2011 | 382 | 5,160 | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 1,389 | 17,356 | 8.0% |
| 2013 | 2,441 | 51,051 | 4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,881 | 40,725 | 4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,675 | 36,006 | 4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,081 | 24,801 | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 634 | 15,888 | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 392 | 9,117 | 4.3% |
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 £40–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Suspension pin or bush excessively worn: 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 →