Coil spring corroded on the Nissan Micra
Coil spring corroded on the Nissan Micra is recorded on 85,525 tests — 9.7% of all its MOT tests, against 3.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 326 models compared | 25 of 326, highest first |
| The model's own record | 880,356 tests · every year of the Micra → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Micra 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, 6.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.4%. The share has fallen 5.7 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 7.5%; best 2019 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,317 | 21,560 | 6.1% |
| 2001 | 1,733 | 31,440 | 5.5% |
| 2002 | 2,283 | 54,112 | 4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,687 | 72,882 | 3.7% |
| 2004 | 3,162 | 80,288 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 4,693 | 173,280 | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 5,967 | 196,275 | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,844 | 148,221 | 2.6% |
| 2008 | 5,371 | 160,020 | 3.4% |
| 2009 | 4,320 | 116,050 | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 3,152 | 116,670 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 7,616 | 141,147 | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 7,542 | 127,932 | 5.9% |
| 2013 | 9,429 | 125,964 | 7.5% |
| 2014 | 9,716 | 150,084 | 6.5% |
| 2015 | 5,932 | 89,604 | 6.6% |
| 2016 | 4,424 | 73,310 | 6.0% |
| 2017 | 1,733 | 91,834 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 474 | 69,956 | 0.7% |
| 2019 | 114 | 28,032 | 0.4% |
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 £25–£65 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
- Coil spring corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan Micra MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →