Sub-frame corroded on the Toyota Rav-4

Sub-frame corroded on the Toyota Rav-4 is recorded on 8,286 tests — 7.6% of all its MOT tests, against 2.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	2.4% of tests record it — this model is 3.2× that share
The 291 models compared	25 of 291, highest first
The model's own record	109,644 tests · every year of the Rav-4 →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Rav-4 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, 5.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 1.4%. The share has fallen 3.6 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 6.2%; best 2014 at 1.4%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	101	2,004	5.0%
2001	183	5,704	3.2%
2002	231	9,372	2.5%
2003	343	13,592	2.5%
2004	451	18,424	2.5%
2005	631	22,844	2.8%
2006	1,468	23,656	6.2%
2007	1,106	19,680	5.6%
2008	742	12,342	6.0%
2009	491	11,382	4.3%
2010	1,101	25,426	4.3%
2011	846	23,290	3.6%
2012	380	6,296	6.0%
2013	146	4,855	3.0%
2014	66	4,567	1.4%

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

Sub-frame corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Toyota Rav-4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Toyota model →