Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Toyota Auris
Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Toyota Auris is recorded on 9,923 tests — 1.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× 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 3.2× that share |
| The 240 models compared | 22 of 240, highest first |
| The model's own record | 533,896 tests · every year of the Auris → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Auris 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 2019, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 4.0%; best 2019 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,144 | 39,672 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,705 | 42,450 | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,497 | 39,701 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 984 | 35,102 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 803 | 34,349 | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 632 | 30,495 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 976 | 47,448 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 599 | 58,432 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 630 | 58,797 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 447 | 52,147 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 303 | 46,453 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 185 | 44,658 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 11 | 3,984 | 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 deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Toyota Auris MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →