Ball joint excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Ball joint excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 8,623 tests — 10.5% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× 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 3.4× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 12 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 81,825 tests · every year of the Sprinter → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 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, 9.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.9%. The share has fallen 8.2 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 9.1%; best 2022 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 236 | 2,600 | 9.1% |
| 2001 | 349 | 4,514 | 7.7% |
| 2002 | 511 | 6,108 | 8.4% |
| 2003 | 507 | 9,576 | 5.3% |
| 2004 | 562 | 7,110 | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 541 | 6,704 | 8.1% |
| 2006 | 499 | 6,478 | 7.7% |
| 2007 | 537 | 11,373 | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 532 | 12,624 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 343 | 6,042 | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 372 | 11,571 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 406 | 11,418 | 3.6% |
| 2012 | 513 | 13,326 | 3.9% |
| 2013 | 434 | 8,686 | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 549 | 10,282 | 5.3% |
| 2015 | 560 | 16,821 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 345 | 8,664 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 254 | 8,762 | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 250 | 12,009 | 2.1% |
| 2019 | 160 | 11,349 | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 91 | 6,672 | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 46 | 3,854 | 1.2% |
| 2022 | 22 | 2,412 | 0.9% |
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.
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →