Ball joint excessively worn on the Honda Accord
Ball joint excessively worn on the Honda Accord is recorded on 9,806 tests — 10.3% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× 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 3.3× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 15 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 95,487 tests · every year of the Accord → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Honda Accord 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, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 1.2%. The share has fallen 2.4 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 4.9%; best 2014 at 1.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 203 | 5,662 | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 173 | 4,216 | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 136 | 4,348 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 903 | 18,264 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 1,245 | 28,461 | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,356 | 33,375 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,304 | 32,181 | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,532 | 35,706 | 4.3% |
| 2008 | 1,038 | 21,338 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 935 | 33,651 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 338 | 13,626 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 297 | 13,626 | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 214 | 8,304 | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 57 | 3,550 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 55 | 4,467 | 1.2% |
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.
- Honda Accord MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Honda model →