Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Toyota Avensis
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Toyota Avensis is recorded on 2,889 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 | 47 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 228,289 tests · every year of the Avensis → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Avensis 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, 0.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2013 at 1.3%; best 2001 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 | 4,860 | 0.2% |
| 2002 | 16 | 3,421 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 88 | 15,060 | 0.6% |
| 2004 | 140 | 20,404 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 159 | 27,628 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 181 | 35,748 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 195 | 39,554 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 208 | 39,918 | 0.5% |
| 2009 | 452 | 39,154 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 482 | 41,354 | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 274 | 32,480 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 240 | 35,086 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 144 | 11,267 | 1.3% |
| 2014 | 98 | 10,817 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 83 | 22,350 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 62 | 24,238 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 38 | 16,500 | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 16 | 3,864 | 0.4% |
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.
- Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →