Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Primastar
Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Primastar is recorded on 5,381 tests — 14.2% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 4.6× 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 4.6× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 5 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 37,947 tests · every year of the Primastar → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Primastar 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, 7.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 2.9%. The share has fallen 4.7 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 7.6%; best 2014 at 2.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 293 | 3,864 | 7.6% |
| 2004 | 525 | 9,027 | 5.8% |
| 2005 | 630 | 12,117 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 704 | 12,951 | 5.4% |
| 2007 | 766 | 16,014 | 4.8% |
| 2008 | 556 | 10,938 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 456 | 9,339 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 230 | 3,632 | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 535 | 11,595 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 268 | 6,210 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 226 | 4,230 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 158 | 5,424 | 2.9% |
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 Primastar MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →