Position lamp partly not working on the Volkswagen Passat
Position lamp partly not working on the Volkswagen Passat is recorded on 6,134 tests — 0.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 158 models compared | 37 of 158, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 4.3%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32 | 3,933 | 0.8% |
| 2002 | 64 | 6,694 | 1.0% |
| 2003 | 78 | 10,539 | 0.7% |
| 2004 | 103 | 12,255 | 0.8% |
| 2005 | 121 | 15,229 | 0.8% |
| 2006 | 324 | 21,388 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 561 | 31,464 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 218 | 36,213 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,001 | 43,144 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,858 | 43,228 | 4.3% |
| 2011 | 639 | 62,471 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 322 | 53,223 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | 212 | 45,871 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 225 | 55,207 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 168 | 54,843 | 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 £5–£25 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
- Position lamp partly not working: 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 →