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Toyota Verso steering problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 13,511 MOT tests · Updated

At 12 years, 1.2 in 100 MOT tests of the Toyota Verso failed on steering, against 2.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 13,511 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.5×) (all test years), 160 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 12 ages from 5 to 16 years, 112,639 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 12 years: 13,511 for the Toyota Verso

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

1.2 fails per 100 MOT tests at 12 years, against 2.8 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 12 (all test years). The Toyota Verso fails less often here.

Why it matters

A steering fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

Toyota Verso steering fails by age

Toyota Verso steering fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Toyota Verso. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.01235 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 3,186 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 6,775 MOT tests67 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 10,062 MOT tests78 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 12,168 MOT tests89 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 13,136 MOT tests910 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 12,603 MOT tests1011 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 13,347 MOT tests1112 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 13,511 MOT tests1213 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 12,078 MOT tests1314 years: 1.3 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 8,890 MOT tests1415 years: 2.3 per 100 (all cars 3.3), 4,934 MOT tests1516 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 3.4), 1,949 MOT tests16
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Toyota Verso All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
53,1860.00.3
66,7750.20.5
710,0620.30.8
812,1680.51.2
913,1360.71.8
1012,6031.12.1
1113,3471.12.5
1213,5111.22.8
1312,0781.22.9
148,8901.33.2
154,9342.33.3
161,9491.43.4

All first-use years of the Toyota Verso pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the steering at 12 years

Advisories (not fails)

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How to check on a test drive

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Track rod end: ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt.

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The figures here describe Toyota Verso cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Toyota Verso problems

Steering on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Toyota Verso have more steering problems than other cars?

0.4 to 0.5 times the steering fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 12 years (all test years), from 13,511 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 5 of the 12 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Toyota Verso steering problems?

1.2 in 100 MOT tests at 12 years failed on steering, against 2.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 13,511 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 112,639 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare