Suspension arm corroded on the Suzuki Alto
Suspension arm corroded on the Suzuki Alto is recorded on 7,210 tests — 4.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× 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 2.9× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 44 of 252, 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, 4.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.7%. The share has fallen 4.2 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 5.6%; best 2014 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 159 | 3,232 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 396 | 7,078 | 5.6% |
| 2005 | 349 | 8,192 | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 183 | 5,198 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,173 | 38,424 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 829 | 48,861 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 885 | 32,724 | 2.7% |
| 2012 | 830 | 33,692 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,430 | 84,088 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 882 | 135,243 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 90 | 12,744 | 0.7% |
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.
- Suzuki Alto MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →