Advisory: the vehicle passedCoil spring corroded
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 5.3.1 (b) (i)
The coil springs hold the car up at each corner. The tester saw rust on a spring. A spring that is not broken passes, but rust is where breaks tend to start.
1 in 39of all MOTs note it
1 in 20failed on the same part at the next MOT
1 in 3had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory5%
All vehicles3%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.3.1 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 19 years old: 7% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 130k to 140k miles: 5% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Toyota PreviaOther cars its age: 6 in 10020 in 100
Fiat Grande PuntoOther cars its age: 4 in 10015 in 100
Fiat Grand PuntoOther cars its age: 4 in 10015 in 100
Fiat PuntoOther cars its age: 4 in 10015 in 100
Fiat PandaOther cars its age: 3 in 10012 in 100
Honda FR-VOther cars its age: 5 in 10011 in 100
Alfa Romeo MitoOther cars its age: 3 in 10010 in 100
Peugeot HorizonOther cars its age: 1 in 1009 in 100
22 more models
Nissan FigaroOther cars its age: 4 in 1009 in 100
Suzuki AltoOther cars its age: 3 in 1008 in 100
Suzuki BalenoOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1008 in 100
Abarth 500Other cars its age: 3 in 1008 in 100
Mercedes-Benz 190Other cars its age: 3 in 1008 in 100
Nissan PixoOther cars its age: 4 in 1008 in 100
Alfa Romeo GiuliettaOther cars its age: 2 in 1007 in 100
Ford KAOther cars its age: 3 in 1007 in 100
Ford S-MAXOther cars its age: 3 in 1006 in 100
Jaguar XJSOther cars its age: 3 in 1006 in 100
Fiat 500Other cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Ford FiestaOther cars its age: 3 in 1006 in 100
Fiat 500cOther cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Ford EcosportOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1006 in 100
Mercedes-Benz 300Other cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Volvo V60Other cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
Dacia DusterOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1002 in 100
MG 3Other cars its age: 0.7 in 1002 in 100
Abarth 595Other cars its age: 0.7 in 1001 in 100
MG ZSOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1001 in 100
Mitsubishi EclipseOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1001 in 100
MG HSOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.1 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,
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