CV boot severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Passat
CV boot severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Passat is recorded on 23,519 tests — 3.4% of all its MOT tests, against 1.5% 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 | 1.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 304 models compared | 50 of 304, highest first |
| The model's own record | 689,671 tests · every year of the Passat → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Passat 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 2001, 9.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 9.7 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 12.2%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 390 | 3,933 | 9.9% |
| 2002 | 678 | 6,694 | 10.1% |
| 2003 | 1,117 | 10,539 | 10.6% |
| 2004 | 1,419 | 12,255 | 11.6% |
| 2005 | 1,854 | 15,229 | 12.2% |
| 2006 | 2,182 | 21,388 | 10.2% |
| 2007 | 3,379 | 31,464 | 10.7% |
| 2008 | 3,537 | 36,213 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 2,100 | 43,144 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,271 | 43,228 | 2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,645 | 62,471 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,658 | 53,223 | 3.1% |
| 2013 | 929 | 45,871 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 889 | 55,207 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 110 | 54,843 | 0.2% |
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–£250 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
- CV boot severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Passat MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →