Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Ml
Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Ml is recorded on 1,501 tests — 1.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 170 models compared | 36 of 170, highest first |
| The model's own record | 115,408 tests · every year of the Ml → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz Ml 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, 2.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.8 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 2.3%; best 2015 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68 | 3,048 | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 84 | 3,610 | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 114 | 6,440 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 152 | 7,432 | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 259 | 15,141 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 127 | 7,458 | 1.7% |
| 2012 | 220 | 26,928 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 204 | 43,050 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 168 | 26,306 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 84 | 21,370 | 0.4% |
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 £40–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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 pin or bush excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mercedes-Benz Ml MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →