Shock absorber has no damping on the Volkswagen Caddy
Shock absorber has no damping on the Volkswagen Caddy is recorded on 7,501 tests — 1.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.5× 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 3.5× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 6 of 221, 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 2002, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2005 at 1.5%; best 2003 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12 | 2,898 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 6 | 2,162 | 0.3% |
| 2004 | 116 | 13,584 | 0.8% |
| 2005 | 230 | 14,910 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 333 | 22,172 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 465 | 50,913 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 536 | 40,688 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 593 | 76,974 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 605 | 69,986 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 878 | 137,316 | 0.6% |
| 2012 | 529 | 110,613 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 872 | 139,602 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 585 | 132,099 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 666 | 131,940 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 475 | 93,994 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 302 | 82,786 | 0.4% |
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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber has no damping: 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 →