Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Primastar
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan Primastar is recorded on 2,542 tests — 6.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× 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 3.7× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 14 of 291, 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, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 2.6%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 3.4%; best 2011 at 2.0%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 168 | 5,796 | 2.9% |
| 2004 | 207 | 6,018 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 282 | 12,117 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 313 | 12,951 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 388 | 16,014 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 261 | 10,938 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 202 | 9,339 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 103 | 3,632 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 237 | 11,595 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 128 | 4,140 | 3.1% |
| 2013 | 145 | 4,230 | 3.4% |
| 2014 | 94 | 3,616 | 2.6% |
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
- Linkage 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 →