Play in steering rack inner joint on the BMW 116
Play in steering rack inner joint on the BMW 116 is recorded on 15,190 tests — 4.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× 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 2.6× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 37 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 371,136 tests · every year of the 116 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 116 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, 1.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.1 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 12.9%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 65 | 4,887 | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 112 | 10,228 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 119 | 9,810 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 102 | 8,550 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 134 | 19,977 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 170 | 20,937 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 925 | 22,965 | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 3,126 | 24,203 | 12.9% |
| 2013 | 4,846 | 37,618 | 12.9% |
| 2014 | 5,328 | 67,893 | 7.8% |
| 2015 | 107 | 50,302 | 0.2% |
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 116 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →