Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Nissan Elgrand
Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Nissan Elgrand is recorded on 2,190 tests — 4.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% 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 | 1.3% of tests record it — this model is 3.5× that share |
| The 300 models compared | 18 of 300, highest first |
| The model's own record | 48,135 tests · every year of the Elgrand → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Elgrand 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 2004, 4.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 5.5%. The share has risen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 5.9%; best 2010 at 1.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 124 | 2,643 | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 266 | 4,510 | 5.9% |
| 2006 | 211 | 3,895 | 5.4% |
| 2007 | 231 | 5,177 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 218 | 5,274 | 4.1% |
| 2009 | 85 | 2,385 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 52 | 2,663 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 107 | 2,055 | 5.2% |
| 2017 | 122 | 2,404 | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 118 | 2,162 | 5.5% |
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
- Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan Elgrand MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →