Play in steering rack inner joint on the BMW 525
Play in steering rack inner joint on the BMW 525 is recorded on 1,685 tests — 3.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× 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 2.3× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 45 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 46,357 tests · every year of the 525 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 525 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 2002, 4.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.4%. The share has fallen 3.6 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 7.9%; best 2011 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 101 | 2,499 | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 129 | 2,396 | 5.4% |
| 2004 | 286 | 3,637 | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 267 | 5,167 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 262 | 4,663 | 5.6% |
| 2007 | 175 | 5,636 | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 154 | 5,079 | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | 3,804 | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 61 | 3,085 | 2.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | 2,616 | 0.4% |
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 525 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →