Suspension arm corroded on the Vauxhall Meriva

Suspension arm corroded on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 12,653 tests — 3.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× 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 2.6× that share
The 252 models compared	51 of 252, highest first
The model's own record	348,201 tests · every year of the Meriva →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Meriva 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 2003, 1.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 2.6%; best 2015 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2003	40	2,998	1.3%
2004	222	14,500	1.5%
2005	232	20,146	1.1%
2006	393	48,165	0.8%
2007	444	57,765	0.8%
2008	370	42,664	0.9%
2009	582	42,600	1.4%
2010	1,428	113,784	1.3%
2011	4,216	164,973	2.6%
2012	2,323	99,348	2.3%
2013	1,349	58,874	2.3%
2014	663	55,254	1.2%
2015	182	59,348	0.3%
2016	154	45,950	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 £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.
Vauxhall Meriva MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Vauxhall model →