Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Megane
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Megane is recorded on 28,815 tests — 7.0% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.9× 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 3.9× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 9 of 291, 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 2003, 0.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.5%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2012 at 3.6%; best 2003 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 | 6,112 | 0.3% |
| 2004 | 59 | 8,770 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 121 | 17,348 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 178 | 42,237 | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 301 | 69,879 | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 338 | 65,298 | 0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,274 | 106,131 | 3.1% |
| 2010 | 6,173 | 189,810 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 5,494 | 156,861 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 3,829 | 107,475 | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 2,883 | 87,369 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,253 | 86,667 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,731 | 76,125 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,155 | 53,073 | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 629 | 50,481 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 237 | 20,211 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 124 | 25,839 | 0.5% |
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 Megane MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →