Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Subaru Forester
Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Subaru Forester is recorded on 10,881 tests — 21.5% of all its MOT tests, against 8.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 8.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 388 models compared | 5 of 388, highest first |
| The model's own record | 50,493 tests · every year of the Forester → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Subaru Forester 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, 6.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 5.3%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 19.4%; best 2018 at 5.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 277 | 4,460 | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 382 | 5,568 | 6.9% |
| 2005 | 435 | 7,102 | 6.1% |
| 2006 | 359 | 6,482 | 5.5% |
| 2007 | 356 | 6,034 | 5.9% |
| 2008 | 430 | 5,955 | 7.2% |
| 2009 | 641 | 3,300 | 19.4% |
| 2010 | 1,211 | 8,493 | 14.3% |
| 2011 | 1,103 | 8,508 | 13.0% |
| 2013 | 736 | 5,334 | 13.8% |
| 2014 | 1,029 | 12,585 | 8.2% |
| 2015 | 855 | 7,154 | 11.9% |
| 2016 | 944 | 12,627 | 7.5% |
| 2017 | 622 | 9,195 | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 487 | 9,249 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | 200 | 3,794 | 5.3% |
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 £40–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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 pin or bush excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Subaru Forester MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Subaru model →