Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan X-Trail
Ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan X-Trail is recorded on 34,814 tests — 10.5% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× 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 3.4× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 13 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 331,848 tests · every year of the X-Trail → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan X-Trail 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 2002, 5.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.3%. The share has fallen 5.5 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 6.3%; best 2020 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 164 | 2,844 | 5.8% |
| 2003 | 600 | 13,608 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,017 | 24,426 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,768 | 38,745 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,664 | 49,362 | 5.4% |
| 2007 | 2,297 | 43,974 | 5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,748 | 35,547 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 1,140 | 22,791 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 951 | 16,740 | 5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,466 | 24,837 | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 1,212 | 19,965 | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 1,173 | 18,555 | 6.3% |
| 2014 | 2,537 | 44,217 | 5.7% |
| 2015 | 5,157 | 92,823 | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 6,130 | 161,799 | 3.8% |
| 2017 | 3,577 | 178,089 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 748 | 89,334 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 335 | 55,050 | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 93 | 30,388 | 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
- Ball joint excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan X-Trail MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →