Does the Suzuki Baleno fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Suzuki Baleno records 0.50 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.89 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) (−0.39, 95% interval −0.49 to −0.29). It ranks 276 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 Suzuki Baleno by registration

What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Baleno is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated”, recorded 95 times in 2019–2024.

Suzuki Baleno: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated	95	0.28
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	39	0.12

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 33,906 (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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