Advisory: the vehicle passedSuspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 5.3.6 (a) (i)
A prescribed area is the manual's term for the bodywork within 30cm of a mounting for the suspension, steering, brakes or seat belts, where rust matters most. The tester saw corrosion near a suspension mounting, but not enough to fail.
1 in 167of all MOTs note it
1 in 7failed 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 advisory14%
All vehicles0.7%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.3.6 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 22 years old: 3% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 190k to 200k miles: 2% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Mitsubishi SpaceOther cars its age: 2 in 1009 in 100
Mazda 323Other cars its age: 3 in 1009 in 100
Rover 45Other cars its age: 2 in 1008 in 100
Talbot ExpressOther cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Suzuki CarryOther cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Daihatsu TeriosOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Toyota HI-ACEOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Honda FR-VOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
22 more models
Mazda 5Other cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
Fiat ScudoOther cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
Ford KAOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1003 in 100
Mazda 6Other cars its age: 0.4 in 1002 in 100
Ford TransitOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1002 in 100
Nissan X-TrailOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 in 100
Mazda 3Other cars its age: 0.5 in 1001 in 100
Mercedes-Benz VitoOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1001 in 100
Honda CR-ZOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1001 in 100
SEAT AlhambraOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1001 in 100
Toyota AygoOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1001 in 100
Citroen RelayOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1001.0 in 100
SsangYong RodiusOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.6 in 100
MG ZSOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.5 in 100
Mitsubishi ASXOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.5 in 100
Mitsubishi OutlanderOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.4 in 100
Mitsubishi MirageOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.3 in 100
Dacia DusterOther cars its age: 0.0 in 1000.3 in 100
Isuzu D-MAXOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.2 in 100
Peugeot 108Other cars its age: 0.0 in 1000.1 in 100
DS DS3Other cars its age: 0.0 in 1000.1 in 100
Suzuki CelerioOther 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.
About other vehicles, not a prediction for yours: for what to do,
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