Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Touran
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Volkswagen Touran is recorded on 6,327 tests — 2.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.8× 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 3.8× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 12 of 233, 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, 1.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.6%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 2.1%; best 2015 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 162 | 15,044 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 285 | 23,440 | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 484 | 32,098 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 591 | 43,798 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 697 | 39,790 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 898 | 41,814 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 693 | 39,296 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 747 | 45,080 | 1.7% |
| 2012 | 741 | 42,788 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 533 | 39,564 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 299 | 35,772 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 161 | 27,506 | 0.6% |
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 Touran MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volkswagen model →