Does the Morgan Plus 4 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Morgan Plus 4 records 3.04 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.78 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.74, 95% interval −2.10 to −1.38). It ranks 450 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 Morgan Plus 4 by registration
What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Morgan Plus 4 is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 188 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 188 | 1.35 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 169 | 1.22 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,882 (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
Other pages for this model
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