Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Volkswagen Caravelle
Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Volkswagen Caravelle is recorded on 4,168 tests — 7.9% of all its MOT tests, against 3.2% 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 | 3.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 30 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, 8.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 6.7%. The share has fallen 2.0 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 15.9%; best 2015 at 6.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 184 | 2,109 | 8.7% |
| 2001 | 200 | 2,434 | 8.2% |
| 2002 | 230 | 2,711 | 8.5% |
| 2003 | 196 | 2,261 | 8.7% |
| 2004 | 304 | 2,037 | 14.9% |
| 2005 | 418 | 2,679 | 15.6% |
| 2006 | 381 | 2,401 | 15.9% |
| 2007 | 318 | 2,350 | 13.5% |
| 2008 | 335 | 2,241 | 14.9% |
| 2010 | 295 | 2,273 | 13.0% |
| 2011 | 203 | 2,448 | 8.3% |
| 2012 | 290 | 2,897 | 10.0% |
| 2013 | 195 | 2,483 | 7.8% |
| 2014 | 198 | 2,220 | 8.9% |
| 2015 | 172 | 2,553 | 6.7% |
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 £5–£20 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
- Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps): 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 →