Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Caddy
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Caddy is recorded on 6,500 tests — 1.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% 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 | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 51 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 535,307 tests · every year of the Caddy → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Caddy 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 2004, 1.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 1.4%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51 | 4,528 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 97 | 7,455 | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 210 | 22,172 | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 393 | 33,942 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 549 | 40,688 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 721 | 51,316 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 851 | 69,986 | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,046 | 91,544 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 779 | 73,742 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 990 | 93,068 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 509 | 88,066 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 200 | 87,960 | 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
- Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Caddy MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →