Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Peugeot 206
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Peugeot 206 is recorded on 4,411 tests — 2.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 4.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 4.2× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 8 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 175,269 tests · every year of the 206 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Peugeot 206 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 2000, 1.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 1.9%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2009 at 1.9%; best 2002 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82 | 4,613 | 1.8% |
| 2001 | 236 | 23,420 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 354 | 38,262 | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 597 | 51,632 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 999 | 72,378 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 953 | 69,422 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 664 | 50,902 | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 293 | 20,902 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 145 | 9,542 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 88 | 4,624 | 1.9% |
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
- Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Peugeot 206 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Peugeot model →