Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volkswagen Caravelle
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volkswagen Caravelle is recorded on 1,945 tests — 3.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 44 of 325, 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, 14.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.7%. The share has fallen 14.0 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 14.8%; best 2016 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 311 | 2,109 | 14.8% |
| 2001 | 357 | 2,434 | 14.7% |
| 2002 | 343 | 2,711 | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 289 | 2,261 | 12.8% |
| 2004 | 103 | 2,037 | 5.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | 2,679 | 3.6% |
| 2006 | 58 | 2,401 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 60 | 2,350 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 32 | 2,241 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 36 | 2,273 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 38 | 2,448 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 40 | 2,897 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 25 | 2,483 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | 2,220 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 24 | 2,553 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 14 | 3,570 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 37 | 2,375 | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 16 | 2,196 | 0.7% |
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 £120–£300 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
- Play in steering rack inner joint: 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 →