Play in steering rack inner joint on the BMW 1 Series
Play in steering rack inner joint on the BMW 1 Series is recorded on 13,848 tests — 5.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% 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 | 1.6% of tests record it — this model is 3.2× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 23 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 273,500 tests · every year of the 1 Series → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 1 Series 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 2005, 1.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 1.2%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 11.3%; best 2009 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36 | 2,154 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 23 | 2,188 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 78 | 3,452 | 2.3% |
| 2008 | 54 | 5,024 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 44 | 6,725 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 55 | 7,705 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 291 | 8,769 | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 5,502 | 48,820 | 11.3% |
| 2013 | 6,262 | 55,609 | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 443 | 6,413 | 6.9% |
| 2015 | 273 | 4,878 | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 372 | 8,859 | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 283 | 24,118 | 1.2% |
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 £120–£300 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Play in steering rack inner joint: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- BMW 1 Series MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →