Suspension arm corroded on the Audi A3
Suspension arm corroded on the Audi A3 is recorded on 51,494 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 53 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 1,454,375 tests · every year of the A3 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Audi A3 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 4.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.4%. The share has fallen 3.9 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 4.2%; best 2017 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90 | 2,129 | 4.2% |
| 2001 | 122 | 6,662 | 1.8% |
| 2002 | 165 | 9,526 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 299 | 12,524 | 2.4% |
| 2004 | 762 | 27,610 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,357 | 62,078 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,365 | 93,164 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 3,349 | 112,766 | 3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,157 | 144,392 | 2.2% |
| 2009 | 5,999 | 254,682 | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 11,120 | 283,569 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 7,535 | 242,583 | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 5,077 | 285,768 | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,679 | 194,258 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,926 | 401,937 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,282 | 279,804 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,715 | 256,848 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 415 | 110,455 | 0.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £35–£85 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Suspension arm corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Audi A3 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Audi model →