Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Note
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Note is recorded on 21,986 tests — 3.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% 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 | 1.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 56 of 291, 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, 0.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 2.3%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 757 | 103,146 | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 954 | 138,810 | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,512 | 176,553 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,796 | 172,902 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,506 | 164,751 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,950 | 138,687 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,058 | 135,078 | 2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,891 | 131,658 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,015 | 229,401 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,075 | 151,533 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 376 | 106,248 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 96 | 34,160 | 0.3% |
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 Note MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →