Suspension arm corroded on the Ford S-Max
Suspension arm corroded on the Ford S-Max is recorded on 18,646 tests — 6.8% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 4.9× 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 4.9× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 14 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 276,065 tests · every year of the S-Max → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford S-Max 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 2006, 8.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.8%. The share has fallen 7.9 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 8.7%; best 2015 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,029 | 11,822 | 8.7% |
| 2007 | 3,157 | 54,303 | 5.8% |
| 2008 | 2,652 | 53,199 | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 2,748 | 69,030 | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 3,612 | 67,750 | 5.3% |
| 2011 | 1,645 | 49,292 | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 1,876 | 53,954 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,069 | 48,376 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 698 | 49,842 | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 94 | 11,975 | 0.8% |
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 S-Max MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →