Does the Toyota C-HR fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Toyota C-HR records 0.07 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.42 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) (−0.35, 95% interval −0.37 to −0.32). It ranks 267 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 Toyota C-HR is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated”, recorded 102 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 102 | 0.04 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 38 | 0.01 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 260,868 (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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