Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volvo XC70
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volvo XC70 is recorded on 2,573 tests — 4.1% 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 | 38 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 63,164 tests · every year of the XC70 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volvo XC70 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, 11.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.5%. The share has fallen 10.5 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 11.0%; best 2016 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 309 | 2,803 | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 422 | 4,666 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 332 | 4,357 | 7.6% |
| 2007 | 444 | 4,755 | 9.3% |
| 2008 | 148 | 3,529 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 81 | 3,643 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 89 | 5,025 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 171 | 6,516 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 75 | 4,791 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 66 | 5,601 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 54 | 6,175 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 44 | 5,610 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 17 | 3,588 | 0.5% |
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 XC70 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volvo model →