Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Navara
Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Navara is recorded on 23,930 tests — 9.1% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% 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 | 3.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 26 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 262,149 tests · every year of the Navara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Navara 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 2003, 6.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.6%. The share has fallen 5.8 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 8.4%; best 2019 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 154 | 2,390 | 6.4% |
| 2004 | 450 | 5,838 | 7.7% |
| 2005 | 662 | 14,748 | 4.5% |
| 2006 | 999 | 21,726 | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 1,224 | 25,893 | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 957 | 13,612 | 7.0% |
| 2009 | 963 | 13,902 | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 1,055 | 14,674 | 7.2% |
| 2011 | 2,342 | 30,510 | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 2,118 | 38,934 | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 2,240 | 26,530 | 8.4% |
| 2014 | 2,158 | 40,488 | 5.3% |
| 2015 | 2,281 | 29,544 | 7.7% |
| 2016 | 2,131 | 83,622 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,069 | 98,439 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,456 | 57,608 | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 480 | 78,279 | 0.6% |
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 Navara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →