Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Toyota Avensis
Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Toyota Avensis is recorded on 4,461 tests — 2.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× 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 3.3× that share |
| The 240 models compared | 19 of 240, 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, 0.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2010 at 3.5%; best 2001 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 | 2,430 | 0.3% |
| 2002 | 25 | 3,421 | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 151 | 7,530 | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 261 | 10,202 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 294 | 13,814 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 334 | 17,874 | 1.9% |
| 2007 | 291 | 19,777 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 355 | 19,959 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 632 | 19,577 | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 714 | 20,677 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 406 | 16,240 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 342 | 17,543 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 219 | 11,267 | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 111 | 10,817 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 120 | 11,175 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 128 | 12,119 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 50 | 8,250 | 0.6% |
| 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 deteriorated: 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 →