Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Note
Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Note is recorded on 44,760 tests — 7.9% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× 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 2.5× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 37 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 566,669 tests · every year of the Note → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Note 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 2006, 3.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.6%. The share has fallen 2.7 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 3.7%; best 2016 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,434 | 103,146 | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 4,816 | 138,810 | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 5,832 | 176,553 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 5,786 | 172,902 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 5,478 | 164,751 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 5,104 | 138,687 | 3.7% |
| 2012 | 4,468 | 135,078 | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,688 | 131,658 | 2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,889 | 229,401 | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,435 | 151,533 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 616 | 106,248 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 214 | 34,160 | 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 Note MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →