Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Volkswagen Jetta
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Volkswagen Jetta is recorded on 1,987 tests — 4.0% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× 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 2.2× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 50 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 49,204 tests · every year of the Jetta → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Jetta 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 2006, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 2.2%; best 2017 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 273 | 16,530 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 510 | 23,439 | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 308 | 17,820 | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 153 | 11,796 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 112 | 7,272 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 142 | 10,122 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 172 | 8,754 | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 91 | 7,746 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 97 | 7,244 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 74 | 8,272 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 44 | 5,530 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 6 | 2,506 | 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
- Linkage ball joint excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Jetta MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →