Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Honda Accord
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Honda Accord is recorded on 6,903 tests — 7.2% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 4.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.8% of tests record it — this model is 4.0× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 7 of 291, 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, 4.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 1.4%. The share has fallen 3.2 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 4.6%; best 2009 at 1.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 259 | 5,662 | 4.6% |
| 2001 | 139 | 4,216 | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 122 | 4,348 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 487 | 12,176 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 859 | 28,461 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,066 | 33,375 | 3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,091 | 32,181 | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,132 | 35,706 | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 710 | 21,338 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 453 | 33,651 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 143 | 9,084 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 167 | 9,084 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 171 | 8,304 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 57 | 3,550 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 42 | 2,978 | 1.4% |
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 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 →