Does the Vauxhall Antara fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Vauxhall Antara records 1.86 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.46 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.60, 95% interval −0.68 to −0.52). It ranks 302 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 Antara by registration
What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Antara is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 679 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play | 679 | 0.48 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 648 | 0.46 |
| Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning | 404 | 0.29 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 366 | 0.26 |
| Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive | 70 | 0.05 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 141,180 (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 Vauxhall Antara gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.1% of Vauxhall Antara MOTs with a steering advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,642 miles later (2,833 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,833 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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