Does the Dacia Logan fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Dacia Logan records 1.04 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.03 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) (+0.01, 95% interval −0.06 to +0.08). It ranks 220 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on steering · check a Dacia Logan by registration

What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dacia Logan is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 545 times in 2019–2024.

Dacia Logan: 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	545	0.67
A steering ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment	74	0.09
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	62	0.08
Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning	61	0.07
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated	34	0.04

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 81,342 (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 Dacia Logan fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

What exactly fails on steering?

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