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
Pin
5 mm, specially hardened steel (maker’s bullet)
Body
Impact-resistant cast metal (maker’s bullet)
Rating cited
ABUS security level 4 — the maker’s own scale (from the title)
Intended risk level
The maker states it suits scooters and mopeds at LOW theft risk (maker’s bullet)
Locking
Automatic — press the large button and it is locked (maker’s bullet)
Supplied with
Two keys and a carrying bag (maker’s bullet)
Amazon reference
B08RK5JDBF (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4003318873331
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)
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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