Offside front suspension repeated premature failure - 2015 NISSAN X-TRAIL TEKNA DCI 4X4

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I have a 2015 NISSAN X-TRAIL TEKNA DCI 4X4 and the offside front suspension arm ball joint keeps wearing prematurely, the arm has been replaced 3 times in the past 2 years.

I had a Nissan dealer replace both front suspension arms and then at a check around 6 months later they noticed the offside arm was excessively worn so they replaced it under warranty. Around 6 months later I had the car serviced and MOT'd at an independent garage and they noticed the same arm was excessively worn, i just had them replace it with the anti-roll bar linkage as I was sick of Nissan.

I have the car booked in for it's annual service/MOT next week and my steering is making excessive creaking noises when turning at low speed which i've seen is a sign of ball joint wear.

Has anyone else experienced this problem and know why it keeps failing? I only drive about 5,000 miles a year and the car has done 40,000 total. The independent garage said there should be no reason it fails again after repair but sounds like it's happened again.

I would appreciate any help so i can get this permanently fixed.

Below are the notes from my MOT last year before replacement.

Repair immediately (major defects):
  • Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  • Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
  • Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
 
I cant see any reason for premature failure so lng as the rubber boot isn’t torn during installation.
I have however replaced more Nissan bottom arms than any other make, and that includes the Leaf, Qasqai and the other hatchback whose name I can’t recall.
Bilstein replacements are better quality than OE in my opinion.
John
 
Any history of accident damage?

What is tyre wear like? When was tracking last checked ?
 
We had an older X-Trail (the T30) and it was always hard on suspension components at the front. I think it's basically a Primera setup, carrying far too much weight? All we did was buy good quality aftermarket parts (TRW, Delphi, etc)
 
Belle427 said:
They are rubbish cars, we had a 2017 model and the engine shat itself at 42000 miles costing us £4000.
Renault garbage engine.
They do seem to be built with sub standard components for the size of vehicle.
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Ours was the older Nissan one. No Renault parts at all, but the engine was still pretty rubbish. Timing chain guide failed, and then there's a really stupid arrangement where the brake servo vacuum pump is driven by a stupid bit of bike chain off one of the cams...
 
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