Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan X-Trail
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Nissan X-Trail is recorded on 12,246 tests — 3.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× 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 2.1× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 60 of 291, 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, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 5.2%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 122 | 4,266 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 470 | 9,072 | 5.2% |
| 2004 | 639 | 24,426 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,120 | 38,745 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,879 | 49,362 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 1,519 | 43,974 | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 872 | 35,547 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 623 | 22,791 | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 434 | 16,740 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 484 | 24,837 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 374 | 19,965 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 318 | 18,555 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 653 | 44,217 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,203 | 92,823 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | 929 | 161,799 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 446 | 178,089 | 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 X-Trail MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →