Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Subaru Forester
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Subaru Forester is recorded on 2,571 tests — 5.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× 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 2.8× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 33 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 50,493 tests · every year of the Forester → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Subaru Forester 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, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.3%. The share has fallen 3.4 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 5.4%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 244 | 6,690 | 3.6% |
| 2004 | 245 | 8,352 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 301 | 10,653 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 310 | 6,482 | 4.8% |
| 2007 | 305 | 9,051 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 190 | 3,970 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 151 | 3,300 | 4.6% |
| 2010 | 304 | 5,662 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 192 | 5,672 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 56 | 5,334 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 49 | 8,390 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 28 | 10,731 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 44 | 8,418 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 24 | 6,130 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 11 | 3,794 | 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 excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Subaru Forester MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Subaru model →