Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Volvo C70
Linkage ball joint excessively worn on the Volvo C70 is recorded on 1,682 tests — 5.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.8% 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 | 1.8% of tests record it — this model is 3.2× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 28 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 29,334 tests · every year of the C70 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volvo C70 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, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 4.0%. The share has risen 2.4 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 4.1%; best 2005 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 46 | 2,942 | 1.6% |
| 2004 | 56 | 3,680 | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 24 | 3,010 | 0.8% |
| 2006 | 234 | 11,946 | 2.0% |
| 2007 | 246 | 13,434 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 273 | 8,106 | 3.4% |
| 2009 | 238 | 6,496 | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 172 | 8,439 | 2.0% |
| 2011 | 156 | 3,766 | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 83 | 2,102 | 4.0% |
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.
- Volvo C70 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volvo model →