Suspension component corroded on the Mazda Mx-5

Suspension component corroded on the Mazda Mx-5 is recorded on 2,179 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× 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 2.7× that share
The 211 models compared	43 of 211, highest first
The model's own record	275,662 tests · every year of the Mx-5 →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mazda Mx-5 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 2015, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 1.4%; best 2014 at 0.2%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	131	9,918	1.3%
2001	85	13,994	0.6%
2002	129	22,788	0.6%
2003	199	29,576	0.7%
2004	159	11,598	1.4%
2005	140	23,680	0.6%
2006	238	46,154	0.5%
2007	279	54,952	0.5%
2008	182	38,822	0.5%
2009	159	29,830	0.5%
2010	145	32,810	0.4%
2011	92	23,582	0.4%
2012	100	21,006	0.5%
2013	65	20,714	0.3%
2014	38	18,880	0.2%
2015	26	9,600	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.
Mazda Mx-5 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Mazda model →