Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Scirocco
Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Scirocco is recorded on 12,436 tests — 7.4% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% 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 | 1.4% of tests record it — this model is 5.3× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 8 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 168,457 tests · every year of the Scirocco → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Scirocco 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 2008, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.7%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2015 at 5.8%; best 2018 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 152 | 7,246 | 2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,244 | 39,216 | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,446 | 47,132 | 5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,970 | 67,647 | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 722 | 47,448 | 1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,130 | 31,570 | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,536 | 39,831 | 3.9% |
| 2015 | 2,167 | 37,696 | 5.8% |
| 2016 | 763 | 35,488 | 2.1% |
| 2017 | 291 | 30,972 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 15 | 2,155 | 0.7% |
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 Scirocco MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →