Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Mazda Bongo
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Mazda Bongo is recorded on 1,940 tests — 6.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.5× 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 3.5× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 19 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 30,855 tests · every year of the Bongo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mazda Bongo 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, 2.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 2.5%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2014 at 3.6%; best 2004 at 1.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89 | 3,774 | 2.4% |
| 2001 | 65 | 2,648 | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 77 | 2,850 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 56 | 2,282 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 98 | 5,556 | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 151 | 5,258 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 170 | 4,778 | 3.6% |
| 2007 | 166 | 5,174 | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 142 | 4,042 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 87 | 4,395 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 122 | 3,470 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 70 | 2,816 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 82 | 2,350 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 91 | 2,630 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 119 | 3,260 | 3.6% |
| 2015 | 108 | 3,046 | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 95 | 2,930 | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 67 | 2,694 | 2.5% |
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.
- Mazda Bongo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mazda model →