Does the Toyota Prius+ fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Toyota Prius+ records 0.44 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.49 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.05, 95% interval −1.23 to −0.87). It ranks 366 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 Prius+ by registration

What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Prius+ is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated”, recorded 43 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota Prius+: 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	43	0.25

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,525 (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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