Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Scenic
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Scenic is recorded on 9,450 tests — 6.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.6× 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 3.6× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 18 of 291, 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 2003, 0.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.7%. The share has risen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 3.5%; best 2003 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | 4,016 | 0.3% |
| 2004 | 35 | 5,200 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 62 | 7,574 | 0.8% |
| 2006 | 89 | 16,880 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 115 | 24,610 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 123 | 21,326 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 534 | 22,899 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 2,348 | 72,030 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,724 | 48,867 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,101 | 31,176 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,011 | 34,155 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,043 | 36,408 | 2.9% |
| 2015 | 854 | 33,618 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 233 | 7,554 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 92 | 11,058 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 44 | 5,769 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 20 | 2,832 | 0.7% |
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 Scenic MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →