Coil spring corroded on the Fiat Panda
Coil spring corroded on the Fiat Panda is recorded on 49,402 tests — 15.0% of all its MOT tests, against 3.7% across every car in the data. That is 4.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.7% of tests record it — this model is 4.1× that share |
| The 326 models compared | 4 of 326, highest first |
| The model's own record | 329,104 tests · every year of the Panda → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Fiat Panda 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 2004, 10.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.3%. The share has fallen 10.4 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 13.3%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,150 | 20,110 | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 2,466 | 23,562 | 10.5% |
| 2006 | 2,970 | 30,802 | 9.6% |
| 2007 | 3,900 | 59,511 | 6.5% |
| 2008 | 4,071 | 37,070 | 11.0% |
| 2009 | 10,174 | 76,700 | 13.3% |
| 2010 | 8,811 | 68,304 | 12.9% |
| 2011 | 4,910 | 62,259 | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 3,482 | 71,568 | 4.9% |
| 2013 | 2,433 | 55,438 | 4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,900 | 86,541 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,482 | 56,574 | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 483 | 33,784 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 55 | 11,994 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 24 | 8,859 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 24 | 8,231 | 0.3% |
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 £25–£65 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
- Coil spring corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Fiat Panda MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Fiat model →