Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Vectra
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Vectra is recorded on 8,123 tests — 6.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.8% of tests record it — this model is 3.8× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 10 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 117,307 tests · every year of the Vectra → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Vectra 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, 1.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 2.4%. The share has risen 1.3 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 2.9%; best 2000 at 1.0%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44 | 4,236 | 1.0% |
| 2001 | 97 | 6,693 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 128 | 4,428 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 163 | 5,548 | 2.9% |
| 2004 | 316 | 15,291 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 566 | 25,623 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,220 | 54,108 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 2,480 | 98,250 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,642 | 113,025 | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 467 | 19,731 | 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
- Linkage ball joint excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Vauxhall Vectra MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →