MOT Advisory

[TheDoctorXI]

Hello all!
Wondering if I could get some clarification on an advisory I had on my Clio back in April. It's a Mk2 phase 2 ('99-'04).

Advisories:
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

I've consulted my local mechanic who said:

I think they may have listed it as a rear suspension arm but the clios are a solid rear axle so they may mean the front suspension arms but the rear section on them.

Anyone else had this come up as an advisory/fail and, if so, would my mechanic be correct with what he said? I don't fancy paying to have the wrong parts to change then end up having it potentially fail next year.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[JamesBryan]

I think they do mean the rear beam.

If it was just a part of the front arm that was corroded, they would still have said front arm corroded. They don't usually narrow it down to a specific area on a component like that.

 

[Louis]

Hello all!
Wondering if I could get some clarification on an advisory I had on my Clio back in April. It's a Mk2 phase 2 ('99-'04).

Advisories:
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

I've consulted my local mechanic who said:


Anyone else had this come up as an advisory/fail and, if so, would my mechanic be correct with what he said? I don't fancy paying to have the wrong parts to change then end up having it potentially fail next year.

Many thanks in advance.

Get your mechanic to do a PRE-MOT check and see where there's corrosion?