Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Audi A4
Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Audi A4 is recorded on 18,249 tests — 2.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 4.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 4.2× that share |
| The 170 models compared | 29 of 170, highest first |
| The model's own record | 888,073 tests · every year of the A4 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Audi A4 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 2000, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.1 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 3.9%; best 2012 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 259 | 10,560 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 271 | 6,916 | 3.9% |
| 2002 | 673 | 23,166 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 1,332 | 43,296 | 3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,350 | 74,163 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,001 | 85,059 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,525 | 144,990 | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,109 | 167,634 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,867 | 169,773 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 646 | 141,063 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 457 | 142,665 | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 623 | 148,812 | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 292 | 143,895 | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 698 | 170,739 | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 619 | 178,911 | 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 £40–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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 pin or bush excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Audi A4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Audi model →