Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Scenic
Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Scenic is recorded on 14,841 tests — 10.2% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× 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 3.3× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 16 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 145,797 tests · every year of the Scenic → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Scenic 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 2002, 4.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.8%. The share has fallen 3.5 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 5.3%; best 2019 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 127 | 2,978 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 197 | 4,016 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 273 | 5,200 | 5.3% |
| 2005 | 464 | 11,361 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 988 | 25,320 | 3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,637 | 36,915 | 4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,366 | 31,989 | 4.3% |
| 2009 | 825 | 22,899 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 2,746 | 72,030 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | 2,195 | 48,867 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | 908 | 31,176 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 944 | 34,155 | 2.8% |
| 2014 | 983 | 36,408 | 2.7% |
| 2015 | 759 | 33,618 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 213 | 7,554 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 67 | 7,372 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 40 | 3,846 | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | 2,832 | 0.8% |
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 Scenic MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →