Ball joint excessively worn on the Citroen Xsara
Ball joint excessively worn on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 7,994 tests — 7.5% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× 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 2.4× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 42 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 106,340 tests · every year of the Xsara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen Xsara 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, 3.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 1.9%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 4.5%; best 2009 at 1.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 342 | 10,233 | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 490 | 10,832 | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 758 | 22,842 | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 942 | 34,155 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 901 | 38,958 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,454 | 61,785 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,542 | 58,371 | 2.6% |
| 2008 | 731 | 32,508 | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 475 | 27,078 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 268 | 13,917 | 1.9% |
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.
- Citroen Xsara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Citroen model →