Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Suzuki Grand Vitara
Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Suzuki Grand Vitara is recorded on 2,009 tests — 2.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% 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 | 1.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 300 models compared | 58 of 300, highest first |
| The model's own record | 77,753 tests · every year of the Grand Vitara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 2002, 2.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 1.9%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 3.7%; best 2013 at 1.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 84 | 3,511 | 2.4% |
| 2003 | 100 | 5,157 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 170 | 7,665 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 213 | 8,377 | 2.5% |
| 2006 | 206 | 7,032 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 236 | 8,474 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 210 | 7,564 | 2.8% |
| 2009 | 195 | 6,439 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 146 | 6,268 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 149 | 5,110 | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 143 | 3,848 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 72 | 3,839 | 1.9% |
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 dust cover severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Suzuki Grand Vitara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →