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

The Toyota Verso records 2.01 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.28 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) (−0.27, 95% interval −0.34 to −0.20). It ranks 256 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 Verso by registration

What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Verso is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated”, recorded 2,307 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota Verso: 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	2,307	1.33
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	519	0.30
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	444	0.26
Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective	82	0.05
Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive	42	0.02

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 173,293 (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 Toyota Verso gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?

6.8% of Toyota Verso MOTs with a steering advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 8,158 miles later (830 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 830 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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

What exactly fails on steering?

If a Toyota Verso gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?

Related pages

Other pages for this model