Suspension arm corroded on the MINI Mini
Suspension arm corroded on the MINI Mini is recorded on 29,206 tests — 2.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× 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 2.1× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 65 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 1,024,301 tests · every year of the Mini → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every MINI Mini 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 2001, 2.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.4 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 4.3%; best 2013 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 398 | 15,326 | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 1,353 | 63,688 | 2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,183 | 98,334 | 2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,640 | 138,170 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 7,310 | 169,038 | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 4,887 | 159,536 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,341 | 189,172 | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,323 | 191,810 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,490 | 209,372 | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,948 | 232,252 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 561 | 244,708 | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 473 | 197,828 | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 298 | 133,364 | 0.2% |
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.
- MINI Mini MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every MINI model →