A ball joint lets the suspension arm and the wheel hub move against each other. The tester felt a little looseness in one, not enough to fail.
1 in 80 of all MOTs note it 1 in 5 failed on the same part at the next MOT 1 in 5 had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory 20% All vehicles 5%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.3.4 at the next MOT.
By age
0 10 20 30+ yrs
Highest at 20 years old: 3% of MOTs.
By mileage
0 100k 200k+ mi
Highest at 200k miles or more: 4% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Volkswagen LTOther cars its age: 2 in 100 12 in 100 Nissan PathfinderOther cars its age: 2 in 100 10 in 100 Mercedes-Benz SprinterOther cars its age: 1 in 100 8 in 100 Nissan CabstarOther cars its age: 2 in 100 7 in 100 Mercedes-Benz CLCOther cars its age: 2 in 100 7 in 100 Nissan NavaraOther cars its age: 1 in 100 6 in 100 Rover MINIOther cars its age: 2 in 100 6 in 100 Renault MasterOther cars its age: 1 in 100 6 in 100
22 more models
Volkswagen CrafterOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 6 in 100 Isuzu Trucks GrafterOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 5 in 100 Mercedes-Benz S-ClassOther cars its age: 1 in 100 5 in 100 Austin MINIOther cars its age: 1 in 100 5 in 100 Mercedes-Benz GLCOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 5 in 100 Vauxhall MovanoOther cars its age: 1 in 100 5 in 100 Nissan Nv200Other cars its age: 1.0 in 100 4 in 100 Mercedes-Benz EQCOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 4 in 100 Iveco DailyOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Renault Trucks MasterOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 4 in 100 Tesla Model YOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 4 in 100 SsangYong RextonOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Tesla Model SOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 4 in 100 Nissan JukeOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 4 in 100 Tesla Model XOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 3 in 100 Isuzu D-MAXOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 3 in 100 Renault ZOEOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 2 in 100 Mercedes-Benz E 220Other cars its age: 0.4 in 100 2 in 100 Tesla Model 3Other cars its age: 0.3 in 100 2 in 100 Nissan LeafOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 Mercedes-Benz BOther cars its age: 0.4 in 100 1 in 100 BMW 330eOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100
Out of every 100 MOTs on each model. Models with 20,000 or more MOTs, well above other cars their age, highest first.
Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs,
20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its
retests count as one MOT.
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