Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Agila
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Agila is recorded on 4,789 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× 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 2.2× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 47 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 135,177 tests · every year of the Agila → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Agila 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, 24.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.2%. The share has fallen 24.0 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 24.2%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 554 | 2,290 | 24.2% |
| 2002 | 204 | 2,708 | 7.5% |
| 2003 | 331 | 5,119 | 6.5% |
| 2004 | 708 | 4,526 | 15.6% |
| 2005 | 775 | 4,677 | 16.6% |
| 2006 | 498 | 4,382 | 11.4% |
| 2007 | 767 | 3,837 | 20.0% |
| 2008 | 103 | 12,105 | 0.8% |
| 2009 | 307 | 22,165 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 140 | 14,900 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 60 | 16,627 | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 47 | 14,979 | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 33 | 12,683 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 27 | 12,360 | 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.
- Vauxhall Agila MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →