Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volvo V70
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volvo V70 is recorded on 9,689 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 | 12 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 146,306 tests · every year of the V70 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volvo V70 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 2000, 16.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 16.3 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 21.2%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 827 | 4,959 | 16.7% |
| 2001 | 1,300 | 6,154 | 21.1% |
| 2002 | 1,910 | 8,999 | 21.2% |
| 2003 | 1,153 | 9,783 | 11.8% |
| 2004 | 653 | 11,277 | 5.8% |
| 2005 | 677 | 12,927 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 355 | 9,943 | 3.6% |
| 2007 | 448 | 10,101 | 4.4% |
| 2008 | 382 | 12,363 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 739 | 13,846 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 641 | 10,333 | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 324 | 7,507 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 86 | 5,628 | 1.5% |
| 2013 | 68 | 6,179 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 68 | 6,830 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | 6,883 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,543 | 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.
- Volvo V70 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volvo model →