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ABUS Element 303 review

A compact disc lock with a 5 mm hardened steel pin at ABUS security level 4, which the maker states is intended for scooters at low theft risk.

The bottom line The maker states plainly that its own lock is for low theft risk. That single sentence is worth more than any of the adjectives on this shelf.

The sentence that decides the purchase

The maker states the lock is suitable for scooters and mopeds at low theft risk.

A seller has every reason to leave that out. Publishing it tells a buyer exactly where the product belongs and, by implication, where it does not — and it is the single most useful line in this family.

What the seller commits to paper

A 5 mm specially hardened steel pin in an impact-resistant cast metal body, at ABUS security level 4. Automatic locking on a large push button. Two keys and a carrying bag supplied.

Reading level 4

It is ABUS’s own scale, applied across its range so its locks can be ranked against each other. That is useful and it is not an independent certification. Two locks in this family cite Sold Secure and ART, which are assessments by outside bodies.

The pin, in context

Five millimetres. The two alarmed locks beside it publish seven, and the top of the family publishes sixteen. That ordering matches the maker’s own statement about risk level.

Availability

Around 13 € on the German, French and Italian Amazon stores, in the single reading behind this page.

Priced in local currency, which the euro range above deliberately leaves out, it also appears on the American and British Amazon stores.

More than 1.6× what the cheapest country asked was being charged on the Spanish Amazon store. A gap of that width usually points to goods sent in from abroad rather than a seller on the ground, so that amount stays outside the range above.

What Keepa returned in the single reading behind this page. Availability and prices move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 18 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

The declared figures, and the blanks beside them

Strengths

  • The maker publishes the risk level its own product is for, which is an unusual piece of honesty
  • A named material for both pin and body
  • The least expensive lock here, from an established lock maker

Compromises

  • A 5 mm pin is the thinnest in this family — the neighbours publish 7 mm and 16 mm
  • ABUS level 4 is the maker’s own scale, not an independent certification

Specifications

Pin5 mm, specially hardened steel (maker’s bullet)
BodyImpact-resistant cast metal (maker’s bullet)
Rating citedABUS security level 4 — the maker’s own scale (from the title)
Intended risk levelThe maker states it suits scooters and mopeds at LOW theft risk (maker’s bullet)
LockingAutomatic — press the large button and it is locked (maker’s bullet)
Supplied withTwo keys and a carrying bag (maker’s bullet)
Amazon referenceB08RK5JDBF (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN4003318873331

What riders ask about this one

Is level 4 a certification?

It is ABUS’s own internal scale, published consistently across its range so its products can be compared with each other. Sold Secure and ART are independent bodies and are what two other locks here cite.

Is 5 mm enough?

The maker answers that itself: it states the lock is for low theft risk. The two 7 mm locks and the 16 mm lock in this family are aimed elsewhere.

Who this one is for

A scooter parked where the maker says this lock belongs: somewhere theft risk is low.

Compared with its closest rivals

Same category, nearest prices. Only the specifications every one of them states are shown — a half-empty column compares nothing.

Model Price Amazon reference
ABUS Element 303 12 £ B08RK5JDBF (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
Anykuu 3650 17 £ B093P3F8PS (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)
Vemfay Alarm disc lock 20 £ B0GZVGFF7M (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)
KRASER KR7Y 30 £ B0BWF2YWZN (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

What separates these models

  • If price decides: this model, at 12 £.
  • Highest Amazon reference in the table: Anykuu 3650 (B093P3F8PS (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)).

Value for money

At 12 £, it sits -40 % against the 20 £ median of the 5 models in this category published here.

Guides that feature it

Price and availability

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 18, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.

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