Tyre has a bulge on the Volkswagen Scirocco
Tyre has a bulge on the Volkswagen Scirocco is recorded on 3,710 tests — 2.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 361 models compared | 10 of 361, highest first |
| The model's own record | 168,457 tests · every year of the Scirocco → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Scirocco 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 2008, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 1.5%. The share has risen 0.6 points over that time. Worst year 2018 at 1.5%; best 2009 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63 | 7,246 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 393 | 58,824 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 484 | 70,698 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 475 | 67,647 | 0.7% |
| 2012 | 294 | 31,632 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 375 | 47,355 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 304 | 39,831 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 424 | 56,544 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 428 | 53,232 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 406 | 46,458 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 64 | 4,310 | 1.5% |
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 £45–£95 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
- Tyre has a bulge: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Scirocco MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →