Sub-frame mounting corroded on the Toyota Avensis

Sub-frame mounting corroded on the Toyota Avensis is recorded on 2,594 tests — 1.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.3% of tests record it — this model is 3.7× that share
The 191 models compared	28 of 191, highest first
The model's own record	228,289 tests · every year of the Avensis →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Avensis 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 2000, 0.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 1.0%; best 2014 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	20	3,506	0.6%
2001	22	4,860	0.5%
2002	31	6,842	0.5%
2003	110	15,060	0.7%
2004	161	20,404	0.8%
2005	267	27,628	1.0%
2006	335	35,748	0.9%
2007	329	39,554	0.8%
2008	371	39,918	0.9%
2009	276	39,154	0.7%
2010	300	41,354	0.7%
2011	151	32,480	0.5%
2012	98	17,543	0.6%
2013	50	11,267	0.4%
2014	34	10,817	0.3%

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 £180–£450 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

Sub-frame mounting corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Toyota model →