Ball joint excessively worn on the London Taxis Int TX4
Ball joint excessively worn on the London Taxis Int TX4 is recorded on 3,892 tests — 8.7% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× 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 2.8× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 30 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 44,719 tests · every year of the TX4 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every London Taxis Int TX4 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, 3.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 3.1%. The share has fallen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 3.9%; best 2009 at 2.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 134 | 3,430 | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 109 | 4,452 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 165 | 6,915 | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 316 | 9,540 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 399 | 11,985 | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 307 | 10,455 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 301 | 11,196 | 2.7% |
| 2014 | 730 | 24,264 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 566 | 21,996 | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 511 | 16,824 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | 332 | 10,788 | 3.1% |
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.
- London Taxis Int TX4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every London Taxis Int model →