Ball joint excessively worn on the BMW X5
Ball joint excessively worn on the BMW X5 is recorded on 19,138 tests — 6.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% 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 | 3.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 50 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 283,043 tests · every year of the X5 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW X5 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, 4.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.2%. The share has fallen 4.3 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 6.3%; best 2021 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 265 | 5,850 | 4.5% |
| 2002 | 491 | 7,818 | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 944 | 20,871 | 4.5% |
| 2004 | 1,354 | 31,011 | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,263 | 55,260 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,529 | 34,281 | 4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,300 | 35,301 | 3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,266 | 33,864 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 1,431 | 41,058 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 1,208 | 37,659 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,230 | 40,716 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 681 | 41,307 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 377 | 23,278 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,136 | 52,434 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,203 | 67,779 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 743 | 41,544 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 690 | 59,634 | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 825 | 69,171 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 177 | 53,654 | 0.3% |
| 2021 | 7 | 3,230 | 0.2% |
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
- Ball joint excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- BMW X5 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →