Advisory: the vehicle passedWheel bearing has slight play
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 5.1.3 (a) (i)
The wheel bearings let each wheel turn on its hub. The tester felt a little looseness when rocking a wheel, not enough to fail. Worn bearings often hum or rumble at speed.
1 in 166of all MOTs note it
1 in 18failed on the same part at the next MOT
1 in 4had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory6%
All vehicles0.5%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.1.3 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 30+ years old: 6% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 200k miles or more: 2% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Isuzu RodeoOther cars its age: 0.9 in 10018 in 100
Nissan TerranoOther cars its age: 2 in 10015 in 100
Isuzu TrooperOther cars its age: 2 in 10013 in 100
LDV ConvoyOther cars its age: 2 in 10012 in 100
LDV MaxusOther cars its age: 0.9 in 10012 in 100
Isuzu D-MAXOther cars its age: 0.2 in 10011 in 100
Chevrolet MatizOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1008 in 100
Nissan CabstarOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1008 in 100
22 more models
Toyota HiaceOther cars its age: 2 in 1007 in 100
Toyota HI-ACEOther cars its age: 1 in 1007 in 100
London Taxis INT TXOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1006 in 100
Mercedes-Benz CLCOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1006 in 100
Mitsubishi ShogunOther cars its age: 1 in 1006 in 100
Mercedes-Benz CLSOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1004 in 100
London Taxis INT TX4Other cars its age: 0.4 in 1004 in 100
Nissan PathfinderOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1004 in 100
SsangYong RextonOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1004 in 100
Mercedes-Benz EOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1003 in 100
Mitsubishi L200Other cars its age: 0.6 in 1003 in 100
Nissan NavaraOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1003 in 100
Mercedes-Benz COther cars its age: 0.6 in 1003 in 100
Piaggio MP3Other cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
KTM 125Other cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
Mercedes-Benz SLCOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1002 in 100
Honda NCOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
Honda GLROther cars its age: 0.2 in 1001 in 100
Honda MSXOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1001 in 100
Honda CRFOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1001 in 100
Yamaha Gpd125-AOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1001 in 100
Isuzu Trucks GrafterOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1000.8 in 100
Out of every 100 MOTs on each model. Models with 20,000 or more MOTs, well above other cars their age, highest first.
Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs,
20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its
retests count as one MOT.
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