Does the Fiat Sedici fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Fiat Sedici records 1.05 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.87 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.82, 95% interval −4.24 to −3.39). It ranks 587 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 Fiat Sedici by registration

What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Sedici is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 55 times in 2019–2024.

Fiat Sedici: 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	55	0.53

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,376 (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

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Does the Fiat Sedici fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

What exactly fails on steering?

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