Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Vivaro
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Vauxhall Vivaro is recorded on 34,847 tests — 4.8% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× 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 3.0× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 25 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 731,991 tests · every year of the Vivaro → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Vivaro 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, 15.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.7%. The share has fallen 14.3 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 16.2%; best 2019 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 477 | 3,175 | 15.0% |
| 2003 | 1,343 | 8,277 | 16.2% |
| 2004 | 2,154 | 16,197 | 13.3% |
| 2005 | 2,783 | 23,489 | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 3,975 | 29,900 | 13.3% |
| 2007 | 3,445 | 34,432 | 10.0% |
| 2008 | 3,333 | 34,088 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 1,128 | 16,818 | 6.7% |
| 2010 | 1,659 | 27,164 | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 2,519 | 44,152 | 5.7% |
| 2012 | 2,330 | 36,411 | 6.4% |
| 2013 | 2,880 | 42,209 | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 1,935 | 51,969 | 3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,746 | 87,788 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,253 | 75,722 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 929 | 47,781 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 624 | 43,150 | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 256 | 36,509 | 0.7% |
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 Vivaro MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →