Does the Renault Wind fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Renault Wind records 11.17 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.36 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+7.81, 95% interval +7.24 to +8.39). It ranks 22 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 Renault Wind is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 1,301 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Wind: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	1,301	9.96
A steering ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment	96	0.74

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,056 (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 Renault Wind gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?

23.6% of Renault Wind MOTs with a steering advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,077 miles later (589 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 589 (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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