Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volvo XC90
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Volvo XC90 is recorded on 14,941 tests — 7.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 4.4× 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 4.4× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 10 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 210,525 tests · every year of the XC90 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volvo XC90 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 2003, 14.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.2%. The share has fallen 14.6 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 16.9%; best 2019 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 389 | 2,630 | 14.8% |
| 2004 | 1,368 | 8,091 | 16.9% |
| 2005 | 1,632 | 11,537 | 14.2% |
| 2006 | 1,105 | 9,127 | 12.1% |
| 2007 | 1,378 | 9,470 | 14.6% |
| 2008 | 688 | 6,016 | 11.4% |
| 2009 | 1,388 | 12,285 | 11.3% |
| 2010 | 2,167 | 21,921 | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 1,192 | 15,708 | 7.6% |
| 2012 | 1,038 | 10,589 | 9.8% |
| 2013 | 708 | 8,749 | 8.1% |
| 2014 | 451 | 8,275 | 5.5% |
| 2015 | 197 | 9,507 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 647 | 18,248 | 3.5% |
| 2017 | 324 | 18,667 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 230 | 20,840 | 1.1% |
| 2019 | 36 | 16,677 | 0.2% |
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 XC90 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volvo model →