Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Caravelle
Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Caravelle is recorded on 1,712 tests — 3.2% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 300 models compared | 31 of 300, highest first |
| The model's own record | 52,713 tests · every year of the Caravelle → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Caravelle 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, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.5%. The share has fallen 3.1 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 8.3%; best 2018 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 | 2,109 | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 96 | 2,434 | 3.9% |
| 2002 | 146 | 2,711 | 5.4% |
| 2003 | 134 | 2,261 | 5.9% |
| 2004 | 85 | 2,037 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 145 | 2,679 | 5.4% |
| 2006 | 153 | 2,401 | 6.4% |
| 2007 | 189 | 2,350 | 8.0% |
| 2008 | 177 | 2,241 | 7.9% |
| 2010 | 188 | 2,273 | 8.3% |
| 2011 | 48 | 2,448 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 33 | 2,897 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 23 | 2,483 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 19 | 2,220 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 16 | 2,553 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 24 | 3,570 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 19 | 3,308 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,235 | 0.5% |
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
- Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Caravelle MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →