Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Citroen Xsara
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 2,395 tests — 2.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.8× 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 3.8× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 16 of 233, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 1.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2002 at 1.6%; best 2005 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47 | 3,411 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 86 | 5,416 | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 107 | 7,614 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 239 | 22,770 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 228 | 25,972 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 527 | 41,190 | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 512 | 38,914 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 280 | 21,672 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 234 | 18,052 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 120 | 9,278 | 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.
- Citroen Xsara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Citroen model →