Play in steering rack inner joint on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 7,465 tests — 9.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 5.7× 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 5.7× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 7 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 81,825 tests · every year of the Sprinter → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 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 2001, 13.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 1.7%. The share has fallen 11.3 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 14.9%; best 2020 at 1.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 293 | 2,257 | 13.0% |
| 2002 | 261 | 3,054 | 8.6% |
| 2003 | 253 | 3,192 | 7.9% |
| 2004 | 275 | 3,555 | 7.7% |
| 2005 | 254 | 3,352 | 7.6% |
| 2006 | 325 | 3,239 | 10.0% |
| 2007 | 527 | 3,791 | 13.9% |
| 2008 | 574 | 4,208 | 13.6% |
| 2009 | 424 | 3,021 | 14.0% |
| 2010 | 575 | 3,857 | 14.9% |
| 2011 | 526 | 3,806 | 13.8% |
| 2012 | 663 | 4,442 | 14.9% |
| 2013 | 591 | 4,343 | 13.6% |
| 2014 | 607 | 5,141 | 11.8% |
| 2015 | 346 | 5,607 | 6.2% |
| 2016 | 248 | 4,332 | 5.7% |
| 2017 | 131 | 4,381 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | 169 | 4,003 | 4.2% |
| 2019 | 166 | 3,783 | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 57 | 3,336 | 1.7% |
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.
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →