Suspension arm corroded on the Suzuki Grand Vitara
Suspension arm corroded on the Suzuki Grand Vitara is recorded on 3,654 tests — 4.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× 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 3.4× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 31 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 77,753 tests · every year of the Grand Vitara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 2002, 2.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.8%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 5.3%; best 2004 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79 | 3,511 | 2.3% |
| 2003 | 103 | 10,314 | 1.0% |
| 2004 | 112 | 15,330 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 299 | 16,754 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 706 | 14,064 | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 893 | 16,948 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 440 | 15,128 | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 339 | 19,317 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 215 | 12,536 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 204 | 10,220 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 125 | 7,696 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 65 | 7,678 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 27 | 3,300 | 0.8% |
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 Grand Vitara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →