Coil spring corroded on the Ford Fusion
Coil spring corroded on the Ford Fusion is recorded on 19,435 tests — 9.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× 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 2.6× that share |
| The 326 models compared | 22 of 326, highest first |
| The model's own record | 197,378 tests · every year of the Fusion → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Fusion 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 2002, 7.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 2.3%. The share has fallen 5.4 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 7.6%; best 2012 at 2.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 308 | 4,038 | 7.6% |
| 2003 | 1,593 | 28,892 | 5.5% |
| 2004 | 2,265 | 31,622 | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 2,287 | 35,190 | 6.5% |
| 2006 | 2,513 | 51,972 | 4.8% |
| 2007 | 2,445 | 55,342 | 4.4% |
| 2008 | 2,980 | 59,672 | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 3,114 | 94,221 | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,349 | 42,040 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 457 | 8,840 | 5.2% |
| 2012 | 124 | 5,494 | 2.3% |
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.
- Ford Fusion MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →