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MOT advisory: anti-roll bar pin or bush worn

Advisory: the vehicle passed Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 5.3.4 (a) (i)

The anti-roll bar is held to the car by rubber bushes. The tester found one worn, so the bar moves a little more than it should, but not by enough to fail. Worn bushes often knock or creak over bumps.

Next MOT failed on the same part

  • With this advisory15%
  • All vehicles5%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.3.4 at the next MOT.

By age

Highest at 21 years old: 1% of MOTs.

By mileage

Highest at 200k miles or more: 2% of MOTs.

Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age

  • Nissan CabstarOther cars its age: 0.6 in 10015 in 100
  • Volkswagen LTOther cars its age: 1 in 1006 in 100
  • Subaru LegacyOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1006 in 100
  • Iveco DailyOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1006 in 100
  • Chrysler PTOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1005 in 100
  • Volkswagen CaddyOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1005 in 100
  • Subaru OutbackOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1004 in 100
  • Mazda BongoOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1004 in 100
22 more models
  • Isuzu D-MAXOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1004 in 100
  • Honda AccordOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
  • Honda FR-VOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
  • Mercedes-Benz SprinterOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1004 in 100
  • Subaru ForesterOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1003 in 100
  • Mitsubishi ShogunOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1003 in 100
  • Volkswagen AmarokOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1003 in 100
  • Nissan X-TrailOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1003 in 100
  • Mitsubishi L200Other cars its age: 0.5 in 1003 in 100
  • Nissan NavaraOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
  • Mercedes-Benz XOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1002 in 100
  • Renault TraficOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1002 in 100
  • Vauxhall VivaroOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1002 in 100
  • Volkswagen CrafterOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
  • Mitsubishi OutlanderOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1002 in 100
  • Renault KoleosOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
  • SsangYong RextonOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1002 in 100
  • Mitsubishi ASXOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
  • Subaru XVOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1001 in 100
  • Mitsubishi EclipseOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1001 in 100
  • Peugeot 108Other cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.8 in 100
  • Ford AlliedOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.6 in 100
Out of every 100 MOTs on each model. Models with 20,000 or more MOTs, well above other cars their age, highest first.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT. About other vehicles, not a prediction for yours: for what to do, ask a garage. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

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