Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Twingo
Ball joint excessively worn on the Renault Twingo is recorded on 6,342 tests — 6.7% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× 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 2.2× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 52 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 94,307 tests · every year of the Twingo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Twingo 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 2007, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 2.1%. The share has fallen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 4.3%; best 2017 at 1.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 100 | 3,468 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 789 | 32,388 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 323 | 12,524 | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 836 | 48,732 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 597 | 29,901 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 421 | 15,105 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 333 | 7,734 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 225 | 10,269 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,602 | 55,056 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 783 | 31,461 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 209 | 14,079 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 108 | 5,196 | 2.1% |
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 Twingo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →