Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Pathfinder
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Pathfinder is recorded on 2,825 tests — 12.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 7.1× 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 7.1× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 3 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 22,325 tests · every year of the Pathfinder → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Pathfinder 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 2005, 6.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 5.0%. The share has fallen 1.3 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 7.2%; best 2009 at 3.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 252 | 4,004 | 6.3% |
| 2006 | 491 | 6,840 | 7.2% |
| 2007 | 481 | 7,486 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 244 | 3,750 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 275 | 7,626 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 248 | 3,620 | 6.8% |
| 2011 | 322 | 7,317 | 4.4% |
| 2012 | 194 | 3,184 | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 186 | 3,182 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 132 | 2,622 | 5.0% |
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 Pathfinder MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →