Abstract: A composite-link rear axle has a flexurally rigid and torsionally resilient transverse member with a longitudinal member connected to it at each end by a plug connection, each longitudinal member being designed to receive a wheel carrier at one end and for articulation a vehicle body at the other end. The torsional rigidity of the transverse member and therefore the stabilizer effect are reduced by providing the plug connection with a sliding guide so that slight displacement of the transverse member in its longitudinal direction corresponding to the vehicle transverse axis with respect to the longitudinal member is possible in the region of the plug connection.