mechanics.tradeLinkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated
This was recorded 284,327 times on cars and light vans in 2025, which makes it number 31 on the list of things that stop a car passing.
284,327recorded in 2025
31on the national list
1.4%of the top forty defects
What the tester is looking at
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated
How serious it counts as
The tester records this as a minor defect. What the categories mean.
Other things checked on the linkage ball joint dust cover
All forty defects, from 42,728,066 MOT tests in 2025.