Ball joint excessively worn on the Toyota Hi-Ace
Ball joint excessively worn on the Toyota Hi-Ace is recorded on 1,642 tests — 6.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% 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 | 3.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 49 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 24,156 tests · every year of the Hi-Ace → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Hi-Ace 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, 5.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 2.4%. The share has fallen 2.7 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 5.0%; best 2009 at 2.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 106 | 2,102 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | 2,154 | 4.6% |
| 2004 | 83 | 2,358 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 85 | 2,510 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 112 | 3,570 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 290 | 9,846 | 3.0% |
| 2008 | 318 | 13,137 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 117 | 5,022 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 115 | 4,590 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 63 | 2,680 | 2.4% |
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
- Ball joint excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Toyota Hi-Ace MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →