Does the Volvo 400 Series fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Volvo 400 Series records 3.19 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.67 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.48, 95% interval −5.71 to −3.24). It ranks 612 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 Volvo 400 Series by registration
No single steering defect wording reaches 30 items on the Volvo 400 Series; the failures are spread across several.
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