Does the Great Wall Steed fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Great Wall Steed records 25.50 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.50 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+16.00, 95% interval +14.96 to +17.05). It ranks 24 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Great Wall Steed is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 1,651 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 1,651 | 18.41 |
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 147 | 1.64 |
| A wheel bearing with excessive play | 116 | 1.29 |
| A shock absorber bush excessively worn | 60 | 0.67 |
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 59 | 0.66 |
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 suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
20.6% of Great Wall Steed MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,711 miles later (1,805 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,805 (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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