Corrosion On Coil Springs (MOT)

[fooby]

I have a 1999 Honda CR-V going in for MOT tomorrow. All the bushings and brake lines have been changed in the last few years and the car is rust free for the most part, but I've noticed the paint start to peel due to surface rust on the coil springs. Would this be an MOT failure? How does the tester determine corrosion on them?

[rallycross]

It’s not an mot fail not even an advisory.

[4rephill]

It would only be an MOT fail if the coil spring were fractured, severely weakened, dangerously modified, insecurely attached to the chassis or axle, missing, or failed to relocate correctly after the vehicle was jacked up and lowered.

Surface rust is not an issue (as noted already, it's not even an official advisory. Some garages might inform you of the surface rust unofficially, in a bid to convince you to have new springs fitted, but they can't fail it on the MOT)

[fooby]

Brilliant! Thanks for the help. Hopefully there's nothing I've missed. Didn't get a single advisory last year, hopefully it'll be a clean sheet again.

Edited by fooby on Sunday 2nd December 14:45

[grumpyscot]

Ah - the longevity of a Honda! My 1999 model (sold to a friend) is also still on the go and has only ever had one advisory though it's now done over 200k miles. Never broken down either, Though the diff has been flushed a few times to stop the squeal on tight turns....................

[N13LHN]

Hi op, a corrosion advisory actually IS a legitimate and official advisory. You’ll have nothing to worry about as it’ll need to be corroded to the extent of “cross sectional area reduced or severely weakened”

Details can be found under section 5.3.1 (b) (i) of the inspection manual.