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Does the Peugeot 106 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Peugeot 106 records 7.12 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.95 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) (+0.17, 95% interval −0.06 to +0.40). It ranks 206 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 106 is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 2,633 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot 106: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc2,6334.93
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated8191.53
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play960.18
Power steering inoperative340.06

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 53,365 (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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