Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Volkswagen Passat
Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Volkswagen Passat is recorded on 113,747 tests — 16.5% of all its MOT tests, against 8.0% 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 | 8.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 388 models compared | 30 of 388, 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 2000, 7.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.2%. The share has fallen 7.5 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 11.0%; best 2021 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 290 | 3,748 | 7.7% |
| 2001 | 749 | 7,866 | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 1,272 | 13,388 | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 2,078 | 21,078 | 9.9% |
| 2004 | 2,379 | 36,765 | 6.5% |
| 2005 | 3,457 | 45,687 | 7.6% |
| 2006 | 7,036 | 64,164 | 11.0% |
| 2007 | 7,942 | 94,392 | 8.4% |
| 2008 | 9,435 | 108,639 | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 11,002 | 129,432 | 8.5% |
| 2010 | 10,890 | 129,684 | 8.4% |
| 2011 | 16,090 | 187,413 | 8.6% |
| 2012 | 13,111 | 159,669 | 8.2% |
| 2013 | 10,687 | 137,613 | 7.8% |
| 2014 | 11,317 | 165,621 | 6.8% |
| 2015 | 2,140 | 164,529 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,948 | 157,785 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,073 | 143,553 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 428 | 72,852 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 197 | 49,412 | 0.4% |
| 2020 | 187 | 38,732 | 0.5% |
| 2021 | 33 | 16,314 | 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 £40–£150 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
- Suspension pin or bush excessively worn: 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 →