Suspension arm corroded on the SEAT Alhambra
Suspension arm corroded on the SEAT Alhambra is recorded on 3,412 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× 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 2.5× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 54 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 97,258 tests · every year of the Alhambra → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every SEAT Alhambra 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 2004, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 6.1%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 82 | 2,794 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 49 | 2,284 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 35 | 2,758 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 101 | 2,776 | 3.6% |
| 2011 | 570 | 9,286 | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 609 | 10,708 | 5.7% |
| 2013 | 403 | 11,604 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 359 | 13,608 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 393 | 15,606 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 330 | 29,158 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 190 | 20,527 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 30 | 8,502 | 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.
- SEAT Alhambra MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every SEAT model →