Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Meriva
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 14,736 tests — 4.2% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× 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 2.6× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 35 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 348,201 tests · every year of the Meriva → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Meriva 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 2004, 18.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 1.3%. The share has fallen 16.9 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 18.1%; best 2015 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,316 | 7,250 | 18.1% |
| 2005 | 1,549 | 10,073 | 15.4% |
| 2006 | 1,413 | 16,055 | 8.8% |
| 2007 | 1,423 | 19,255 | 7.4% |
| 2008 | 1,758 | 21,332 | 8.2% |
| 2009 | 1,809 | 21,300 | 8.5% |
| 2010 | 1,954 | 37,928 | 5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,390 | 54,991 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 460 | 33,116 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 398 | 29,437 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 310 | 27,627 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 250 | 29,674 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 217 | 22,975 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 199 | 15,593 | 1.3% |
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 Meriva MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →