Does the Great Wall Steed fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Great Wall Steed records 14.67 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.47 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+12.20, 95% interval +11.41 to +13.00). It ranks 33 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Great Wall Steed is “A transmission shaft bearing excessively worn”, recorded 165 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft bearing excessively worn | 165 | 1.84 |
| A transmission joint, belt or chain excessively worn | 150 | 1.67 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 134 | 1.49 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 108 | 1.20 |
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 94 | 1.05 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,968 (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
If a Great Wall Steed gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.6% of Great Wall Steed MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,766 miles later (784 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 784 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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