Position lamp partly not working on the Volkswagen Touran

Position lamp partly not working on the Volkswagen Touran is recorded on 2,315 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	38 of 158, highest first
The model's own record	272,345 tests · every year of the Touran →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Touran 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 2004, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.5%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 1.9%; best 2015 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2004	147	7,522	1.9%
2005	207	11,720	1.8%
2006	306	16,049	1.9%
2007	299	21,899	1.4%
2008	270	19,895	1.4%
2009	314	20,907	1.5%
2010	250	19,648	1.3%
2013	77	19,782	0.4%
2014	97	17,886	0.5%
2015	39	13,753	0.3%
2016	55	12,291	0.5%
2017	77	14,443	0.5%
2018	64	12,588	0.5%

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 £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 Touran MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Volkswagen model →