Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Volkswagen Touran
Linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated on the Volkswagen Touran is recorded on 5,179 tests — 1.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× 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 3.2× that share |
| The 240 models compared | 20 of 240, 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, 2.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.7%. The share has fallen 1.5 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 3.6%; best 2015 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 167 | 7,522 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 354 | 11,720 | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 451 | 16,049 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 600 | 21,899 | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 650 | 19,895 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 746 | 20,907 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 521 | 19,648 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 512 | 22,540 | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 504 | 21,394 | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 352 | 19,782 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 183 | 17,886 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | 13,753 | 0.7% |
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 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 →