Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Audi Tt
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Audi Tt is recorded on 5,252 tests — 1.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× 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 2.2× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 42 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 393,689 tests · every year of the Tt → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Audi Tt 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, 0.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 1.3%. The share has risen 0.7 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 1.6%; best 2001 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77 | 12,982 | 0.6% |
| 2001 | 117 | 20,570 | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 202 | 31,100 | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 277 | 35,472 | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 331 | 34,860 | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 343 | 27,240 | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 334 | 21,910 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 740 | 58,038 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 706 | 52,302 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 655 | 42,836 | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 716 | 46,092 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 578 | 44,840 | 1.3% |
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 insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Audi Tt MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Audi model →