Does the BMW X4 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The BMW X4 records 0.19 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.77 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.58, 95% interval −0.64 to −0.51). It ranks 299 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 BMW X4 is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 64 times in 2019–2024.

BMW X4: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	64	0.09

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,121 (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 BMW X4 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

What exactly fails on steering?

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