Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Polo
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Polo is recorded on 33,126 tests — 1.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× 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 2.5× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 39 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 2,279,964 tests · every year of the Polo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Polo 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, 1.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 2.0%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 615 | 50,308 | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,226 | 86,466 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,387 | 107,248 | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,744 | 125,744 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,229 | 160,974 | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 3,168 | 185,792 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,275 | 203,884 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 3,676 | 186,878 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 5,013 | 292,828 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 3,410 | 307,010 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,823 | 283,528 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,599 | 289,578 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,472 | 323,876 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,056 | 364,944 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 884 | 359,426 | 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 Polo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →