Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Ford Fusion
Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Ford Fusion is recorded on 14,013 tests — 7.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% across every car in the data. That is 5.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.3% of tests record it — this model is 5.5× that share |
| The 300 models compared | 6 of 300, highest first |
| The model's own record | 197,378 tests · every year of the Fusion → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Fusion 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, 6.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 0.9%. The share has fallen 5.8 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 9.5%; best 2012 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 137 | 2,019 | 6.8% |
| 2003 | 1,074 | 14,446 | 7.4% |
| 2004 | 1,153 | 15,811 | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 1,521 | 17,595 | 8.6% |
| 2006 | 2,007 | 25,986 | 7.7% |
| 2007 | 1,722 | 27,671 | 6.2% |
| 2008 | 2,189 | 29,836 | 7.3% |
| 2009 | 2,982 | 31,407 | 9.5% |
| 2010 | 1,037 | 21,020 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 165 | 8,840 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 26 | 2,747 | 0.9% |
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 dust cover severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Ford Fusion MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →