Does the Mercedes-Benz ML fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz ML records 1.04 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.54 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.50, 95% interval −3.07 to −1.92). It ranks 514 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 ML by registration
No single steering defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mercedes-Benz ML; the failures are spread across several.
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