Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Volkswagen Touran
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Volkswagen Touran is recorded on 13,074 tests — 4.8% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× 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 2.7× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 36 of 291, 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 2003, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 1.6%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 3.1%; best 2013 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65 | 3,135 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 443 | 15,044 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 649 | 35,160 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,383 | 48,147 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 2,046 | 65,697 | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,540 | 59,685 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,230 | 62,721 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,324 | 58,944 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,684 | 67,620 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 697 | 64,182 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 335 | 59,346 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 970 | 53,658 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 658 | 41,259 | 1.6% |
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 excessively worn: 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 →