Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Citroen Xsara
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 7,050 tests — 6.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× 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 3.7× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 17 of 291, 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, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 2.3%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 3.6%; best 2008 at 1.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 248 | 6,822 | 3.6% |
| 2002 | 344 | 16,248 | 2.1% |
| 2003 | 483 | 22,842 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 730 | 34,155 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 925 | 38,958 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,424 | 61,785 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,290 | 58,371 | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 632 | 32,508 | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 587 | 27,078 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 317 | 13,917 | 2.3% |
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 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 →