Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Honda Civic
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Honda Civic is recorded on 39,136 tests — 4.0% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% 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 | 1.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 53 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 985,342 tests · every year of the Civic → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Honda Civic 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, 0.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 3.0%; best 2014 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87 | 11,940 | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,185 | 52,284 | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 2,031 | 77,073 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,294 | 88,725 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 3,616 | 121,767 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 4,175 | 146,796 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 3,565 | 167,136 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 5,130 | 260,775 | 2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,600 | 240,645 | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,913 | 219,099 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,428 | 192,411 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,067 | 126,918 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,114 | 140,253 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 844 | 160,275 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 421 | 147,792 | 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 excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Honda Civic MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Honda model →