MOT Advisory help

rushy1970

Hi all. 
These advisories came up on a 10 year old car today. It passed its MOT but should I fix or get rid ?

And do they just sound bad, please help. Fix or flip ?

Front sub frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear rear axle corroded. 

Both front and rear shock absorbers corroded. 

Nearside and Offside front suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened. 

I hoping these sound worse than they are, and it's just scary words for a bit of rust. 

Thank you all. Much appreciated. 

scoobyjones1

I would try a different MOT place next year!

paul_c123

Impossible to say, without actually seeing the car. It could well be an overzealous MOT tester, or it could be an indication that the car is approaching end of life.

What is the make/model?

fatbelly

Mine's had all those for the past few years. Had it undersealed in the summer. Now 13 years old. Just passed an MOT with no advisories.

Goudy

These is always some ambiguity regarding MOT advisories.
Some people think MOT testers are being over zealous but I tend to think they are pointing out likely future issues that under normal circumstances, the owner is probably unlikely to notice.

You aren't likely to be getting underneath the car yourself too often or there might be something like worn brakes that still pass but probably won't last another year. 

Yes, it's also likely there will be some ambiguity with the testing station and tester.
A single tester can't pass 4 cars an hour with flying colours as alarm bells at VOSA will start ringing.
I'm not saying they will fail cars deliberately, but they might be more inclined to register these advisories at various times. They do get monitored and inspected.

As for your car, you'd need to get it looked at properly to make a decision, but how soon depends on what you plan on doing with the car. It's not yet in a really bad state, they are just advisories at the moment.

It sounds like they are full of surface rust that's only going to get worse, that's not unusual at this age.

The shocks and suspension arms are bolt off and on parts and nothing to really worry about.
They are fairly cheap and easy to do on most cars.

The subframe and axle might be a bit more tricky in situ.
It might be possible to scrub the rust off it and treat if with a rust inhibitor, then protect it with a underseal but you'll not get into every nook and cranny whilst they are attached to the car. So that depends on how bad and where abouts.

You could have them removed, shotblasted and protected if they are still solid enough.
Trouble is garages don;t like to leave cars sitting on lifts and ramps while parts get sent off for refurbishment that could take days or weeks.

If it was mine and I really wanted to keep it, I'd think about getting some decent used parts from the same car.
Treating them and when the times comes, get them swapped over.