Play in steering rack inner joint on the Renault Megane
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Renault Megane is recorded on 27,226 tests — 6.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 4.1× 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 4.1× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 13 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 411,704 tests · every year of the Megane → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Megane 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, 2.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.9%. The share has fallen 1.8 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 25.0%; best 2019 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 101 | 3,701 | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 192 | 5,675 | 3.4% |
| 2003 | 334 | 3,056 | 10.9% |
| 2004 | 982 | 4,385 | 22.4% |
| 2005 | 1,928 | 8,674 | 22.2% |
| 2006 | 3,350 | 14,079 | 23.8% |
| 2007 | 5,832 | 23,293 | 25.0% |
| 2008 | 5,023 | 21,766 | 23.1% |
| 2009 | 1,773 | 35,377 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 2,049 | 63,270 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,834 | 52,287 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,322 | 35,825 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 719 | 29,123 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 610 | 28,889 | 2.1% |
| 2015 | 375 | 25,375 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 303 | 17,691 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 313 | 16,827 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 64 | 6,737 | 0.9% |
| 2019 | 40 | 8,613 | 0.5% |
| 2020 | 32 | 3,601 | 0.9% |
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.
- Renault Megane MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →