Mirrors slightly damaged on the Volkswagen Caddy
Mirrors slightly damaged on the Volkswagen Caddy is recorded on 8,276 tests — 1.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.8× 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 3.8× that share |
| The 231 models compared | 12 of 231, 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, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 3.5%; best 2020 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 131 | 4,528 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 262 | 7,455 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 329 | 11,086 | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 496 | 16,971 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 542 | 20,344 | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 681 | 25,658 | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 828 | 34,993 | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 785 | 45,772 | 1.7% |
| 2012 | 747 | 36,871 | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 882 | 46,534 | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 721 | 44,033 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 603 | 43,980 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 403 | 46,997 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 317 | 41,393 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 210 | 36,642 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 166 | 35,865 | 0.5% |
| 2020 | 68 | 21,896 | 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 £3–£15 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
- Mirrors slightly damaged: 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 →