Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Touran
Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated on the Volkswagen Touran is recorded on 7,873 tests — 2.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% 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 | 1.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 300 models compared | 48 of 300, highest first |
| The model's own record | 272,345 tests · every year of the Touran → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Touran 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, 4.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.3%. The share has fallen 3.9 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 7.8%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 315 | 7,522 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 394 | 11,720 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 663 | 16,049 | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 1,148 | 21,899 | 5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,177 | 19,895 | 5.9% |
| 2009 | 1,481 | 20,907 | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 1,531 | 19,648 | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 527 | 22,540 | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 260 | 21,394 | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 168 | 19,782 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 95 | 17,886 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 40 | 13,753 | 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 dust cover severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volkswagen Touran MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →