Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Leaf
Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Leaf is recorded on 9,844 tests — 6.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× 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 2.2× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 51 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 145,719 tests · every year of the Leaf → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Leaf 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 2011, 7.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.5%. The share has fallen 7.0 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 7.5%; best 2020 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 243 | 3,234 | 7.5% |
| 2012 | 286 | 5,283 | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 787 | 14,766 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 2,047 | 35,217 | 5.8% |
| 2015 | 2,445 | 45,063 | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,866 | 43,326 | 4.3% |
| 2017 | 844 | 51,051 | 1.6% |
| 2018 | 645 | 50,070 | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 381 | 32,176 | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 239 | 44,822 | 0.5% |
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 excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan Leaf MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →