Suspension arm corroded on the Ford Focus
Suspension arm corroded on the Ford Focus is recorded on 108,556 tests — 3.2% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× 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 2.3× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 59 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 3,370,105 tests · every year of the Focus → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Focus 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, 5.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 5.0 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 6.2%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,018 | 19,444 | 5.2% |
| 2001 | 1,843 | 62,649 | 2.9% |
| 2002 | 3,464 | 72,224 | 4.8% |
| 2003 | 5,618 | 90,572 | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 7,743 | 181,254 | 4.3% |
| 2005 | 8,325 | 250,326 | 3.3% |
| 2006 | 8,345 | 219,562 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 11,040 | 304,412 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 12,716 | 535,440 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 10,389 | 633,849 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 10,919 | 620,187 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 8,556 | 480,980 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 5,145 | 507,648 | 1.0% |
| 2013 | 4,921 | 550,132 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,291 | 546,314 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,223 | 782,712 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,139 | 431,244 | 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 £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.
- Ford Focus MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →