Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Volkswagen Caddy

Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Volkswagen Caddy is recorded on 5,750 tests — 1.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share
The 170 models compared	42 of 170, 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 2003, 3.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 3.2 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 3.4%; best 2018 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2003	74	2,162	3.4%
2004	81	9,056	0.9%
2005	100	14,910	0.7%
2006	125	22,172	0.6%
2007	249	50,913	0.5%
2008	299	61,032	0.5%
2009	418	51,316	0.8%
2010	511	69,986	0.7%
2011	594	137,316	0.4%
2012	449	110,613	0.4%
2013	521	139,602	0.4%
2014	515	132,099	0.4%
2015	426	131,940	0.3%
2016	373	140,991	0.3%
2017	351	82,786	0.4%
2018	273	109,926	0.3%

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

Linkage pin or bush excessively worn: 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 →