Advisory: the vehicle passedTrack rod end ball joint has slight play
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 2.1.3 (b) (i)
Track rod ends join the steering rack to the front wheels, with a ball joint at the end. The tester felt a little looseness in one, not enough to fail. Replacing one usually means the wheel alignment is set again.
1 in 105of all MOTs note it
1 in 5failed on the same part at the next MOT
1 in 6had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory19%
All vehicles2%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 2.1.3 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 18 years old: 2% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 200k miles or more: 3% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Nissan PrimastarOther cars its age: 1 in 1006 in 100
Renault Grand ModusOther cars its age: 1 in 1006 in 100
Renault TraficOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1005 in 100
Vauxhall VivaroOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1005 in 100
Nissan PathfinderOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
SsangYong RodiusOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1005 in 100
Renault Grand ScenicOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
Renault KangooOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
22 more models
Chevrolet AveoOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
SsangYong RextonOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
Hyundai VelosterOther cars its age: 1.0 in 1004 in 100
Citroen DS3Other cars its age: 0.9 in 1004 in 100
Renault KoleosOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
Talbot ExpressOther cars its age: 1.0 in 1004 in 100
Kia SoulOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1004 in 100
Nissan X-TrailOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1003 in 100
Nissan QashqaiOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1003 in 100
Mercedes-Benz SprinterOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1003 in 100
Nissan JukeOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1003 in 100
Kia VengaOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1003 in 100
Citroen 2CVOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1003 in 100
Jaguar F-PaceOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1003 in 100
Mercedes-Benz CitanOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1003 in 100
Nissan NavaraOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1003 in 100
Volkswagen CrafterOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1003 in 100
Hyundai Ix20Other cars its age: 0.7 in 1002 in 100
Jaguar I-PaceOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1002 in 100
Volvo S90Other cars its age: 0.3 in 1001 in 100
Volvo V90Other cars its age: 0.3 in 1000.9 in 100
Kia StonicOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.9 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.
About other vehicles, not a prediction for yours: for what to do,
ask a garage. Spotted a mistake? Email
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