Suspension arm corroded on the Kia Ceed
Suspension arm corroded on the Kia Ceed is recorded on 13,704 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 | 62 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 430,668 tests · every year of the Ceed → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Kia Ceed 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 2007, 3.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 3.4 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 3.8%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,099 | 29,274 | 3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,662 | 54,774 | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,893 | 55,254 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 2,902 | 93,879 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 887 | 57,096 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,038 | 91,560 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,490 | 84,636 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 828 | 83,254 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 548 | 79,758 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 239 | 66,940 | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 87 | 29,164 | 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.
- Kia Ceed MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Kia model →