Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Sharan
Suspension arm corroded on the Volkswagen Sharan is recorded on 3,831 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× 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 2.1× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 64 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 126,447 tests · every year of the Sharan → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Sharan 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 2005, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 4.8%; best 2018 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96 | 5,158 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 71 | 2,536 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 109 | 2,788 | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 62 | 2,213 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 199 | 5,208 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | 753 | 15,696 | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 603 | 14,950 | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 429 | 16,178 | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 462 | 20,230 | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 447 | 22,276 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | 240 | 22,714 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 107 | 11,899 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 25 | 10,965 | 0.2% |
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 Sharan MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →