Ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Agila
Ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Agila is recorded on 11,689 tests — 8.6% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× 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 2.8× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 31 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 135,177 tests · every year of the Agila → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Agila 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 2000, 5.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 2.5%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 5.1%; best 2007 at 1.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 113 | 2,202 | 5.1% |
| 2001 | 183 | 6,870 | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 200 | 5,416 | 3.7% |
| 2003 | 328 | 15,357 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 290 | 9,052 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 294 | 14,031 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 224 | 8,764 | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 218 | 11,511 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,257 | 36,315 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,167 | 66,495 | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,361 | 44,700 | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,677 | 49,881 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,316 | 44,937 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,091 | 38,049 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 937 | 37,080 | 2.5% |
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.
- Vauxhall Agila MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →