Does the Alfa Romeo 159 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Alfa Romeo 159 records 4.22 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.24 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.02, 95% interval −0.25 to +0.21). It ranks 226 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo 159 is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 368 times in 2019–2024.

Alfa Romeo 159: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	368	1.17
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	355	1.13
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated	187	0.60
Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning	159	0.51
Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive	77	0.25

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 31,408 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Alfa Romeo 159 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

What exactly fails on steering?

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