Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Clio
Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Clio is recorded on 125,799 tests — 10.0% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× 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 3.2× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 17 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 1,261,250 tests · every year of the Clio → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Clio 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, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 1.2%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2015 at 4.4%; best 2019 at 1.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 174 | 8,438 | 2.1% |
| 2001 | 443 | 23,538 | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,027 | 40,014 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,573 | 61,899 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 2,317 | 92,994 | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 2,912 | 113,748 | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 7,071 | 187,818 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 9,706 | 248,163 | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 7,901 | 200,460 | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 7,390 | 207,735 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 9,851 | 294,234 | 3.4% |
| 2011 | 8,077 | 220,731 | 3.7% |
| 2012 | 6,554 | 184,725 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 10,625 | 246,570 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 12,782 | 323,622 | 4.0% |
| 2015 | 12,818 | 292,440 | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 10,095 | 264,513 | 3.8% |
| 2017 | 6,970 | 216,426 | 3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,280 | 210,504 | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,108 | 175,674 | 1.2% |
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.
- Renault Clio MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →