Suspension arm corroded on the Toyota Avensis
Suspension arm corroded on the Toyota Avensis is recorded on 19,672 tests — 8.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 6.1× 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 6.1× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 6 of 252, 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 2001, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.7%. The share has fallen 1.8 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 8.9%; best 2015 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 61 | 2,430 | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 91 | 6,842 | 1.3% |
| 2003 | 965 | 15,060 | 6.4% |
| 2004 | 1,582 | 20,404 | 7.8% |
| 2005 | 2,406 | 41,442 | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 3,317 | 53,622 | 6.2% |
| 2007 | 3,512 | 39,554 | 8.9% |
| 2008 | 3,143 | 39,918 | 7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,898 | 39,154 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 918 | 41,354 | 2.2% |
| 2011 | 603 | 32,480 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 422 | 52,629 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 208 | 11,267 | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 209 | 10,817 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 146 | 22,350 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 91 | 12,119 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 56 | 8,250 | 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.
- Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →