Suspension arm corroded on the Nissan X-Trail
Suspension arm corroded on the Nissan X-Trail is recorded on 14,781 tests — 4.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× 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 3.2× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 35 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 331,848 tests · every year of the X-Trail → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan X-Trail 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 2003, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.1 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 7.7%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64 | 4,536 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 97 | 8,142 | 1.2% |
| 2005 | 153 | 25,830 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 173 | 16,454 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 900 | 29,316 | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,829 | 23,698 | 7.7% |
| 2009 | 1,183 | 22,791 | 5.2% |
| 2010 | 852 | 11,160 | 7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,001 | 24,837 | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 589 | 13,310 | 4.4% |
| 2013 | 605 | 12,370 | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,606 | 29,478 | 5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,867 | 92,823 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,937 | 107,866 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,729 | 118,726 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 171 | 59,556 | 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.
- Nissan X-Trail MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →