Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Combo
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Combo is recorded on 25,121 tests — 6.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.9× 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 3.9× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 15 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 401,612 tests · every year of the Combo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Combo 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, 16.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 15.8 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 17.6%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 351 | 2,181 | 16.1% |
| 2003 | 1,103 | 6,301 | 17.5% |
| 2004 | 1,492 | 8,474 | 17.6% |
| 2005 | 1,529 | 9,519 | 16.1% |
| 2006 | 2,470 | 14,293 | 17.3% |
| 2007 | 2,679 | 18,559 | 14.4% |
| 2008 | 3,339 | 21,863 | 15.3% |
| 2009 | 2,445 | 16,085 | 15.2% |
| 2010 | 3,759 | 26,539 | 14.2% |
| 2011 | 4,136 | 29,314 | 14.1% |
| 2012 | 832 | 11,892 | 7.0% |
| 2013 | 147 | 12,920 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 161 | 19,036 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 173 | 20,375 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 178 | 19,729 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 93 | 13,932 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 36 | 10,907 | 0.3% |
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 Combo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →