Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Passat
Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Passat is recorded on 30,267 tests — 4.4% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.1× 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 3.1× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 37 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 689,671 tests · every year of the Passat → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Passat 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, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2014 at 3.8%; best 2004 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | 3,748 | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 28 | 3,933 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 47 | 13,388 | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 85 | 21,078 | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 71 | 24,510 | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 176 | 30,458 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 864 | 42,776 | 2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,346 | 94,392 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,401 | 72,426 | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 2,991 | 86,288 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 4,886 | 129,684 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | 5,546 | 187,413 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 2,303 | 106,446 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 3,330 | 137,613 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,359 | 165,621 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 594 | 109,686 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 177 | 52,595 | 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.
- Volkswagen Passat MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →