Suspension arm corroded on the Ford Mondeo
Suspension arm corroded on the Ford Mondeo is recorded on 50,404 tests — 7.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 5.1× 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 5.1× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 10 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 711,192 tests · every year of the Mondeo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Mondeo 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, 1.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 1.8%. The share has risen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 7.7%; best 2000 at 1.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67 | 5,270 | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 229 | 11,686 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 258 | 13,610 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 437 | 17,818 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 650 | 29,978 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,157 | 46,656 | 2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,263 | 55,108 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 5,340 | 131,604 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 9,393 | 168,618 | 5.6% |
| 2009 | 9,151 | 118,280 | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 7,999 | 120,136 | 6.7% |
| 2011 | 4,632 | 99,848 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 5,377 | 118,954 | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 2,785 | 95,208 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,554 | 85,702 | 1.8% |
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 Mondeo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →