Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Ford Galaxy

Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Ford Galaxy is recorded on 2,911 tests — 1.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× 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 2.2× that share
The 233 models compared	45 of 233, highest first
The model's own record	225,566 tests · every year of the Galaxy →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Galaxy 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 2003, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.5%. The share has fallen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 2.6%; best 2014 at 0.5%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2003	54	5,862	0.9%
2004	53	7,144	0.7%
2005	151	5,750	2.6%
2006	216	14,142	1.5%
2007	407	26,398	1.5%
2008	407	27,692	1.5%
2009	385	30,568	1.3%
2010	224	33,434	0.7%
2011	240	35,226	0.7%
2012	259	35,642	0.7%
2013	206	31,284	0.7%
2014	169	34,996	0.5%
2015	48	9,746	0.5%

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.
Ford Galaxy MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Ford model →