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

The Vauxhall Omega records 6.57 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.80 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) (−0.23, 95% interval −0.68 to +0.22). It ranks 249 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Omega is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 367 times in 2019–2024.

Vauxhall Omega: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	367	2.85
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated	105	0.82
A steering linkage component with excessive movement between components or likely to become detached	86	0.67
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any steering component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired	84	0.65
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	70	0.54

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,859 (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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