Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Mitsubishi L200
Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Mitsubishi L200 is recorded on 8,904 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 300 models compared | 42 of 300, highest first |
| The model's own record | 299,746 tests · every year of the L200 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mitsubishi L200 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 2002, 2.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.3 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 7.6%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 81 | 3,153 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 192 | 6,297 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 248 | 8,819 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 351 | 11,511 | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,102 | 19,450 | 5.7% |
| 2007 | 976 | 16,094 | 6.1% |
| 2008 | 607 | 10,487 | 5.8% |
| 2009 | 623 | 9,727 | 6.4% |
| 2010 | 1,116 | 14,609 | 7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,151 | 16,276 | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 855 | 11,273 | 7.6% |
| 2013 | 717 | 14,241 | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 413 | 17,536 | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 273 | 23,729 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 68 | 22,802 | 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
- Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mitsubishi L200 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mitsubishi model →