Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the SEAT Ibiza
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the SEAT Ibiza is recorded on 9,198 tests — 1.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% 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 | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 43 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 710,421 tests · every year of the Ibiza → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every SEAT Ibiza 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, 2.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.5 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 2.8%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 102 | 3,648 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 132 | 9,566 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 154 | 5,929 | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 252 | 10,890 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 485 | 31,250 | 1.6% |
| 2008 | 702 | 43,888 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,352 | 70,422 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,485 | 82,354 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 1,387 | 108,384 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 876 | 104,534 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 775 | 126,424 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 507 | 148,112 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 303 | 135,242 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 452 | 136,634 | 0.3% |
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 dust cover insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every SEAT model →