Track rod end dust cover damaged on the Volkswagen Beetle
Track rod end dust cover damaged on the Volkswagen Beetle is recorded on 5,840 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 5.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 5.0× that share |
| The 204 models compared | 13 of 204, 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, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.7 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 7.8%; best 2016 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55 | 2,827 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 79 | 4,118 | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 172 | 4,976 | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 516 | 10,222 | 5.0% |
| 2004 | 756 | 13,832 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 713 | 12,108 | 5.9% |
| 2006 | 888 | 12,000 | 7.4% |
| 2007 | 892 | 11,519 | 7.7% |
| 2008 | 676 | 9,648 | 7.0% |
| 2009 | 549 | 7,058 | 7.8% |
| 2010 | 405 | 8,268 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 66 | 2,580 | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 20 | 8,267 | 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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end dust cover damaged: 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 →