Suspension component corroded on the Toyota Avensis

Suspension component corroded on the Toyota Avensis is recorded on 3,697 tests — 1.6% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 5.3× 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 5.3× that share
The 211 models compared	4 of 211, 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, 0.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2006 at 1.7%; best 2014 at 0.4%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2001	11	2,430	0.5%
2002	37	3,421	1.1%
2003	188	15,060	1.3%
2004	279	20,404	1.4%
2005	408	27,628	1.5%
2006	593	35,748	1.7%
2007	565	39,554	1.4%
2008	489	39,918	1.2%
2009	374	39,154	1.0%
2010	266	20,677	1.3%
2011	172	16,240	1.1%
2012	139	17,543	0.8%
2013	57	11,267	0.5%
2014	48	10,817	0.4%

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

Suspension component 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 →