Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Vivaro
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Vauxhall Vivaro is recorded on 48,806 tests — 6.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× 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 3.7× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 15 of 291, 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, 3.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 1.1%. The share has fallen 2.3 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 3.4%; best 2019 at 1.1%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 215 | 6,350 | 3.4% |
| 2003 | 569 | 16,554 | 3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,103 | 48,591 | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,681 | 70,467 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,313 | 89,700 | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 2,435 | 103,296 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,402 | 102,264 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,095 | 50,454 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,871 | 81,492 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 2,803 | 132,456 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 2,325 | 109,233 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,578 | 126,627 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,845 | 155,907 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 9,032 | 263,364 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 6,281 | 227,166 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,826 | 143,343 | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 3,042 | 129,450 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,188 | 109,527 | 1.1% |
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 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 →