Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Toyota Estima
Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Toyota Estima is recorded on 1,766 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 5.0× 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 5.0× that share |
| The 240 models compared | 5 of 240, highest first |
| The model's own record | 59,618 tests · every year of the Estima → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Estima 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 2006, 3.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 3.1%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2008 at 3.8%; best 2017 at 2.0%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88 | 2,715 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | 110 | 3,044 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 158 | 4,182 | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 168 | 5,052 | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 201 | 5,492 | 3.7% |
| 2011 | 139 | 4,085 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 152 | 5,312 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 123 | 4,803 | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 98 | 3,872 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 66 | 2,994 | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 87 | 3,684 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 64 | 3,234 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 51 | 2,496 | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | 2,718 | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 68 | 2,220 | 3.1% |
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 Estima MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →