Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Ford Galaxy
Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Ford Galaxy is recorded on 2,852 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 240 models compared | 46 of 240, 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, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 3.5%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 56 | 2,931 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 66 | 3,572 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 138 | 5,750 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 172 | 7,071 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 424 | 13,199 | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 486 | 13,846 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 373 | 15,284 | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 230 | 16,717 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 218 | 17,613 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 221 | 17,821 | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 156 | 15,642 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 139 | 17,498 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 58 | 9,746 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 43 | 16,603 | 0.3% |
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 deteriorated: 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 →