Does the Land Rover 88 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Land Rover 88 records 8.28 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.67 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.61, 95% interval +0.14 to +1.09). It ranks 178 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 Land Rover 88 by registration
What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Land Rover 88 is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated”, recorded 254 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 254 | 1.79 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 213 | 1.50 |
| A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play | 181 | 1.28 |
| Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive | 78 | 0.55 |
| A steering linkage component with excessive movement between components or likely to become detached | 75 | 0.53 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,185 (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 Land Rover 88 gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.6% of Land Rover 88 MOTs with a steering advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 355 miles later (543 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 543 (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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