Advisory: the vehicle passedSub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 5.3.3 (b) (i)
A sub-frame is a separate frame bolted under the car that carries the engine or suspension. The tester saw corrosion on it, but not enough to seriously weaken it.
1 in 70of all MOTs note it
1 in 26failed on the same part at the next MOT
1 in 2had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory4%
All vehicles0.5%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.3.3 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 18 years old: 4% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 150k to 160k miles: 3% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Mazda 5Other cars its age: 2 in 1007 in 100
Alfa Romeo 159Other cars its age: 3 in 1007 in 100
Fiat BravoOther cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Mazda 3Other cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Mazda 6Other cars its age: 1 in 1005 in 100
Jaguar XFOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
Nissan X-TrailOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
Renault KoleosOther cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
22 more models
Vauxhall InsigniaOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1003 in 100
MG 3Other cars its age: 0.2 in 1003 in 100
Kia RIOOther cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
Vauxhall AntaraOther cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
Mitsubishi ASXOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1003 in 100
Mercedes-Benz 190Other cars its age: 0.9 in 1003 in 100
Mitsubishi OutlanderOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 in 100
Vauxhall AdamOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1002 in 100
Austin MINIOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1002 in 100
SsangYong RodiusOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 in 100
Ford KugaOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 in 100
Jeep CompassOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1002 in 100
Peugeot 108Other cars its age: 0.3 in 1001.0 in 100
Suzuki BalenoOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1001.0 in 100
Suzuki CelerioOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1000.9 in 100
Dacia SanderoOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1000.9 in 100
DS DS3Other cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.8 in 100
Abarth 595Other cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.7 in 100
Ford EdgeOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.4 in 100
Mitsubishi EclipseOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.2 in 100
Jaguar E-PaceOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.1 in 100
Vauxhall CrosslandOther cars its age: 0.0 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.
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