Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Audi A3
Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Audi A3 is recorded on 16,844 tests — 1.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 240 models compared | 55 of 240, highest first |
| The model's own record | 1,454,375 tests · every year of the A3 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Audi A3 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2007 at 3.2%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 | 3,331 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 18 | 4,763 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 68 | 6,262 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 345 | 13,805 | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 756 | 31,039 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,462 | 46,582 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,819 | 56,383 | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,251 | 72,196 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 2,144 | 84,894 | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,884 | 94,523 | 2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,760 | 80,861 | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 1,618 | 95,256 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,104 | 97,129 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 824 | 133,979 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 451 | 139,902 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Audi A3 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Audi model →