Play in steering rack inner joint on the Peugeot 206
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Peugeot 206 is recorded on 16,611 tests — 9.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 5.9× 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 5.9× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 5 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 175,269 tests · every year of the 206 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Peugeot 206 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 2000, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 22.9%. The share has risen 21.2 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 22.9%; best 2000 at 1.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 | 4,613 | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 376 | 11,710 | 3.2% |
| 2002 | 587 | 19,131 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,818 | 25,816 | 7.0% |
| 2004 | 3,298 | 36,189 | 9.1% |
| 2005 | 4,225 | 34,711 | 12.2% |
| 2006 | 3,663 | 25,451 | 14.4% |
| 2007 | 1,198 | 10,451 | 11.5% |
| 2008 | 841 | 4,771 | 17.6% |
| 2009 | 529 | 2,312 | 22.9% |
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.
- Peugeot 206 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Peugeot model →