Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Golf
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Golf is recorded on 42,351 tests — 1.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 41 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 3,105,148 tests · every year of the Golf → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Golf 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 2004, 1.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 1.8%; best 2013 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,164 | 100,778 | 1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,310 | 155,862 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,966 | 229,610 | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 5,418 | 309,954 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,164 | 308,352 | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 5,729 | 335,590 | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 5,797 | 345,524 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 6,686 | 384,316 | 1.7% |
| 2012 | 4,573 | 387,990 | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 994 | 386,660 | 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
- Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Golf MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →