Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Megane
Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Megane is recorded on 43,818 tests — 10.6% 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 | 10 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 411,704 tests · every year of the Megane → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Megane 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, 2.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.9 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 6.5%; best 2021 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69 | 3,008 | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 154 | 7,402 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 304 | 17,025 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 274 | 9,168 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 572 | 8,770 | 6.5% |
| 2005 | 1,096 | 26,022 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,733 | 42,237 | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,033 | 69,879 | 4.3% |
| 2008 | 3,006 | 65,298 | 4.6% |
| 2009 | 4,326 | 106,131 | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 8,065 | 189,810 | 4.3% |
| 2011 | 7,844 | 156,861 | 5.0% |
| 2012 | 3,709 | 107,475 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 2,844 | 87,369 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,940 | 86,667 | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,144 | 76,125 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 858 | 53,073 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 423 | 50,481 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 164 | 20,211 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 200 | 25,839 | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 40 | 7,202 | 0.6% |
| 2021 | 14 | 3,420 | 0.4% |
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 Megane MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →