Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Elgrand
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Elgrand is recorded on 2,502 tests — 5.2% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× 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 2.9× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 30 of 291, 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 2002, 3.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 1.9%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 3.5%; best 2009 at 1.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 81 | 2,316 | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 106 | 3,294 | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 168 | 7,929 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 234 | 9,020 | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 192 | 11,685 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 225 | 15,531 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 218 | 10,548 | 2.1% |
| 2009 | 83 | 7,155 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 76 | 5,326 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 82 | 3,226 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 35 | 2,278 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 116 | 4,728 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 150 | 6,165 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 172 | 7,212 | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 121 | 3,546 | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 108 | 3,854 | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 122 | 4,324 | 2.8% |
| 2021 | 71 | 3,764 | 1.9% |
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
- Linkage ball joint excessively worn: 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 →