Track rod end dust cover damaged on the Volkswagen Polo
Track rod end dust cover damaged on the Volkswagen Polo is recorded on 70,944 tests — 3.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 4.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 4.4× that share |
| The 204 models compared | 18 of 204, highest first |
| The model's own record | 2,279,964 tests · every year of the Polo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Polo 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, 0.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.8%. The share has risen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2018 at 10.2%; best 2001 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49 | 9,826 | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 75 | 15,166 | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 747 | 25,154 | 3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,656 | 43,233 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,922 | 53,624 | 3.6% |
| 2005 | 2,476 | 62,872 | 3.9% |
| 2006 | 2,132 | 80,487 | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,171 | 92,896 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 4,110 | 101,942 | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 5,759 | 93,439 | 6.2% |
| 2010 | 7,545 | 146,414 | 5.2% |
| 2011 | 5,895 | 153,505 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 3,275 | 141,764 | 2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,227 | 144,789 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,028 | 161,938 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 15,508 | 151,895 | 10.2% |
| 2019 | 8,079 | 120,567 | 6.7% |
| 2020 | 2,668 | 79,229 | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,040 | 59,188 | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 176 | 22,339 | 0.8% |
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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end dust cover damaged: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Polo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →