Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Jetta
Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Jetta is recorded on 2,345 tests — 4.8% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× 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 3.4× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 30 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 49,204 tests · every year of the Jetta → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Jetta 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 2006, 2.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.8%. The share has fallen 1.8 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 5.8%; best 2016 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 147 | 5,510 | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 241 | 15,626 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 311 | 11,880 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 457 | 7,864 | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 120 | 4,848 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 169 | 6,748 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 239 | 8,754 | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 272 | 7,746 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 225 | 7,244 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 91 | 8,272 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 47 | 5,530 | 0.8% |
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.
- Volkswagen Jetta MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →