Does the Skoda Citigo fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Skoda Citigo records 0.11 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.40 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.29, 95% interval −1.33 to −1.24). It ranks 395 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 Skoda Citigo is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 105 times in 2019–2024.

Skoda Citigo: 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	105	0.04
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	84	0.03
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated	57	0.02

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 285,160 (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 Skoda Citigo gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?

1.9% of Skoda Citigo MOTs with a steering advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 5,031 miles later (524 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 524 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Skoda Citigo fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

What exactly fails on steering?

If a Skoda Citigo gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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