Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Skoda Octavia
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Skoda Octavia is recorded on 8,688 tests — 1.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× 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 2.0× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 52 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 717,425 tests · every year of the Octavia → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Skoda Octavia 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 2001, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2011 at 1.6%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 | 2,304 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 10 | 3,588 | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 20 | 5,450 | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 54 | 14,184 | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 287 | 22,906 | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 570 | 38,078 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 672 | 45,194 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 668 | 42,980 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 706 | 50,722 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 964 | 69,642 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,328 | 83,274 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 833 | 80,436 | 1.0% |
| 2013 | 585 | 77,868 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 558 | 116,718 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 460 | 130,718 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 361 | 137,734 | 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.
- Skoda Octavia MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Skoda model →