Suspension component corroded on the Honda Civic

Suspension component corroded on the Honda Civic is recorded on 9,018 tests — 0.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.3% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share
The 211 models compared	33 of 211, highest first
The model's own record	985,342 tests · every year of the Civic →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Honda Civic 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, 1.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 1.1%; best 2013 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	65	5,970	1.1%
2001	204	34,856	0.6%
2002	224	51,382	0.4%
2003	320	59,150	0.5%
2004	586	81,178	0.7%
2005	572	97,864	0.6%
2006	1,006	111,424	0.9%
2007	1,691	260,775	0.7%
2008	1,302	160,430	0.8%
2009	1,142	146,066	0.8%
2010	636	128,274	0.5%
2011	346	84,612	0.4%
2012	344	93,502	0.4%
2013	262	106,850	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 £180–£450 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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 component corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Honda Civic MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Honda model →