Ball joint excessively worn on the Volkswagen Crafter
Ball joint excessively worn on the Volkswagen Crafter is recorded on 2,404 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 | 22 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 25,501 tests · every year of the Crafter → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Crafter 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 2007, 7.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 7.0 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 7.4%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 266 | 3,608 | 7.4% |
| 2008 | 243 | 3,464 | 7.0% |
| 2010 | 227 | 3,094 | 7.3% |
| 2011 | 185 | 2,636 | 7.0% |
| 2012 | 263 | 4,150 | 6.3% |
| 2013 | 248 | 4,140 | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 274 | 5,074 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 304 | 4,746 | 6.4% |
| 2016 | 185 | 3,252 | 5.7% |
| 2017 | 29 | 2,198 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | 3,112 | 0.3% |
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.
- Volkswagen Crafter MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →