Advisory: the vehicle passedSuspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 5.3.3 (b) (i)
The tester saw corrosion on a suspension arm, the part that holds a wheel in place and lets it move up and down, but not enough to seriously weaken it.
1 in 123of all MOTs note it
1 in 22failed 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 vehicles0.5%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.3.3 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 20 years old: 2% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 140k to 150k miles: 2% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Rover 75Other cars its age: 2 in 1008 in 100
Saab 9-5Other cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Toyota AvensisOther cars its age: 1 in 1005 in 100
Mazda 6Other cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
Mazda 5Other cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
Mazda 3Other cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
Volkswagen SciroccoOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1004 in 100
Renault KoleosOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1004 in 100
22 more models
Volkswagen CCOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1003 in 100
Skoda YetiOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1003 in 100
Vauxhall AntaraOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1003 in 100
Ford S-MAXOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1003 in 100
Ford MondeoOther cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
Chevrolet CaptivaOther cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
SsangYong RodiusOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1002 in 100
Nissan X-TrailOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1002 in 100
MG 3Other cars its age: 0.2 in 1002 in 100
Audi Q3Other cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
SEAT AlhambraOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 in 100
Hyundai I30Other cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 in 100
Nissan QashqaiOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1002 in 100
Volkswagen TiguanOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1002 in 100
Mazda CX-5Other cars its age: 0.2 in 1001 in 100
Skoda SuperbOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1001 in 100
Honda GLROther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.8 in 100
Tesla Model SOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.6 in 100
Kia OptimaOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.6 in 100
MG ZSOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.5 in 100
Mazda CX-3Other cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.5 in 100
MG HSOther cars its age: 0.0 in 1000.2 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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