Coil spring corroded on the Suzuki Alto
Coil spring corroded on the Suzuki Alto is recorded on 22,831 tests — 13.1% of all its MOT tests, against 3.7% across every car in the data. That is 3.5× 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 3.5× that share |
| The 326 models compared | 8 of 326, highest first |
| The model's own record | 174,258 tests · every year of the Alto → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Alto 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, 9.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 3.6%. The share has fallen 5.9 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 10.2%; best 2014 at 3.0%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 675 | 7,078 | 9.5% |
| 2005 | 777 | 8,192 | 9.5% |
| 2006 | 532 | 5,198 | 10.2% |
| 2009 | 3,048 | 38,424 | 7.9% |
| 2010 | 2,054 | 32,574 | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 1,855 | 32,724 | 5.7% |
| 2012 | 1,804 | 33,692 | 5.3% |
| 2013 | 7,165 | 84,088 | 8.5% |
| 2014 | 4,119 | 135,243 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 460 | 12,744 | 3.6% |
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.
- Suzuki Alto MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →