Does the Mercedes-Benz 220 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz 220 records 3.58 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.10 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) (−0.52, 95% interval −1.11 to +0.07). It ranks 291 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 Mercedes-Benz 220 by registration
What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz 220 is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 69 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play | 69 | 1.51 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 41 | 0.90 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 32 | 0.70 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,581 (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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