Does the Toyota Dyna fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Toyota Dyna records 6.17 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.46 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.29, 95% interval −1.95 to −0.63). It ranks 396 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 Toyota Dyna by registration
What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Dyna is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 127 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play | 127 | 1.93 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 94 | 1.43 |
| Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated | 51 | 0.78 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 42 | 0.64 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,564 (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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