Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Suzuki Alto
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Suzuki Alto is recorded on 37,976 tests — 21.8% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 4.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 4.7× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 16 of 318, 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 2003, 17.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 2.6%. The share has fallen 14.6 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 17.2%; best 2015 at 2.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 555 | 3,232 | 17.2% |
| 2004 | 1,090 | 10,617 | 10.3% |
| 2005 | 1,403 | 8,192 | 17.1% |
| 2006 | 786 | 5,198 | 15.1% |
| 2009 | 5,846 | 57,636 | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 4,832 | 48,861 | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 4,583 | 49,086 | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 4,854 | 50,538 | 9.6% |
| 2013 | 8,012 | 126,132 | 6.3% |
| 2014 | 5,468 | 135,243 | 4.0% |
| 2015 | 490 | 19,116 | 2.6% |
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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively 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 →