Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Volkswagen Caravelle
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Volkswagen Caravelle is recorded on 5,083 tests — 9.6% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 80 of 318, 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, 14.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 13.7 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 14.1%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 594 | 4,218 | 14.1% |
| 2001 | 560 | 4,868 | 11.5% |
| 2002 | 649 | 5,422 | 12.0% |
| 2003 | 613 | 6,783 | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 477 | 4,074 | 11.7% |
| 2005 | 647 | 5,358 | 12.1% |
| 2006 | 494 | 4,802 | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 385 | 4,700 | 8.2% |
| 2008 | 219 | 6,723 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 35 | 3,190 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 38 | 4,546 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 26 | 4,896 | 0.5% |
| 2012 | 83 | 5,794 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 85 | 4,966 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 66 | 2,220 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | 2,553 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 57 | 7,140 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 11 | 3,308 | 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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →