Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Laguna
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Laguna is recorded on 2,498 tests — 6.8% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.8× 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 3.8× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 12 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 36,948 tests · every year of the Laguna → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Laguna 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, 1.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 3.5%. The share has risen 2.1 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 4.2%; best 2006 at 1.1%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30 | 2,260 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 58 | 3,062 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 57 | 3,010 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 62 | 5,568 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 212 | 10,872 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 642 | 23,529 | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 401 | 9,522 | 4.2% |
| 2010 | 495 | 20,118 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 418 | 17,178 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 70 | 2,026 | 3.5% |
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.
- Renault Laguna MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →