Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Citroen C5
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Citroen C5 is recorded on 3,194 tests — 4.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 39 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 70,407 tests · every year of the C5 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen C5 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 2002, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 4.5%. The share has risen 2.0 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 8.3%; best 2002 at 2.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 68 | 2,736 | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 90 | 2,394 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 125 | 2,834 | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 86 | 2,300 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 120 | 3,286 | 3.6% |
| 2007 | 138 | 4,929 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 472 | 13,593 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 697 | 20,328 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 567 | 8,972 | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 279 | 6,465 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 224 | 2,704 | 8.3% |
| 2013 | 117 | 2,606 | 4.5% |
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 excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Citroen C5 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Citroen model →