Ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Vivaro
Ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Vivaro is recorded on 68,619 tests — 9.4% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× 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 3.0× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 23 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 731,991 tests · every year of the Vivaro → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Vivaro 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 2002, 7.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.2%. The share has fallen 7.3 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 7.5%; best 2020 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 478 | 6,350 | 7.5% |
| 2003 | 1,202 | 16,554 | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 2,668 | 48,591 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 4,116 | 70,467 | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 5,384 | 89,700 | 6.0% |
| 2007 | 5,072 | 103,296 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 4,926 | 102,264 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 2,395 | 50,454 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 3,874 | 81,492 | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 6,305 | 132,456 | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 5,338 | 109,233 | 4.9% |
| 2013 | 4,465 | 126,627 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 4,180 | 155,907 | 2.7% |
| 2015 | 5,389 | 263,364 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,640 | 227,166 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 4,051 | 143,343 | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,512 | 129,450 | 2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,255 | 109,527 | 1.1% |
| 2020 | 234 | 103,941 | 0.2% |
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 Vivaro MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →