Ball joint excessively worn on the Ford Fiesta
Ball joint excessively worn on the Ford Fiesta is recorded on 366,823 tests — 7.1% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× 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 2.3× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 47 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 5,140,104 tests · every year of the Fiesta → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Fiesta 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 2000, 1.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.8%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 4.5%; best 2006 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 190 | 17,619 | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 293 | 20,326 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 794 | 85,431 | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,529 | 179,613 | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,759 | 239,073 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,243 | 291,459 | 0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,448 | 491,226 | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,794 | 600,762 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 8,978 | 655,512 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 44,970 | 1,084,038 | 4.2% |
| 2010 | 44,321 | 1,015,344 | 4.4% |
| 2011 | 41,595 | 988,638 | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 49,811 | 1,148,553 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 58,041 | 1,283,982 | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 44,831 | 1,362,255 | 3.3% |
| 2015 | 31,132 | 1,375,446 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 19,528 | 1,241,199 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,034 | 930,399 | 0.8% |
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.
- Ford Fiesta MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →