Suspension arm corroded on the SEAT Altea
Suspension arm corroded on the SEAT Altea is recorded on 3,199 tests — 6.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 4.5× 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 4.5× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 15 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 51,016 tests · every year of the Altea → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every SEAT Altea 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 2005, 1.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 5.4%. The share has risen 3.7 points over that time. Worst year 2014 at 5.8%; best 2008 at 1.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79 | 4,694 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 149 | 9,152 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 387 | 14,876 | 2.6% |
| 2008 | 199 | 12,748 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 340 | 11,294 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 524 | 9,612 | 5.5% |
| 2011 | 391 | 9,256 | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 306 | 16,806 | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 307 | 8,994 | 3.4% |
| 2014 | 295 | 5,072 | 5.8% |
| 2015 | 174 | 3,230 | 5.4% |
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 £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 Altea MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every SEAT model →