Ball joint excessively worn on the Hyundai Santa Fe
Ball joint excessively worn on the Hyundai Santa Fe is recorded on 9,063 tests — 7.4% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× 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 2.4× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 45 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 123,122 tests · every year of the Santa Fe → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Hyundai Santa Fe 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, 5.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.7%. The share has fallen 5.0 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 6.3%; best 2017 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 146 | 2,558 | 5.7% |
| 2004 | 232 | 4,254 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 369 | 5,870 | 6.3% |
| 2006 | 668 | 14,169 | 4.7% |
| 2007 | 664 | 13,710 | 4.8% |
| 2008 | 411 | 8,823 | 4.7% |
| 2009 | 360 | 7,461 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 1,467 | 37,563 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,488 | 39,954 | 3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,072 | 36,162 | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 484 | 16,122 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 429 | 28,239 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 343 | 31,254 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 721 | 44,385 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 125 | 17,914 | 0.7% |
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.
- Hyundai Santa Fe MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Hyundai model →