Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Kia Ceed
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Kia Ceed is recorded on 18,642 tests — 4.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% 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 | 1.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 43 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 430,668 tests · every year of the Ceed → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Kia Ceed 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 2007, 4.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 4.2 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 4.8%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,329 | 29,274 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 2,509 | 54,774 | 4.6% |
| 2009 | 3,994 | 82,881 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 3,624 | 93,879 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 2,315 | 85,644 | 2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,495 | 137,340 | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,308 | 126,954 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 276 | 124,881 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 236 | 100,410 | 0.2% |
| 2017 | 267 | 87,492 | 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.
- Kia Ceed MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Kia model →