Does the Vauxhall Ampera fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Vauxhall Ampera records 0.52 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.15 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.63, 95% interval −1.97 to −1.29). It ranks 439 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 Vauxhall Ampera by registration

No single steering defect wording reaches 30 items on the Vauxhall Ampera; the failures are spread across several.