Great Wall Steed: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Great Wall Steed fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 12.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 650 individual Great Wall Steed tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 64.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 35 in every 100 Great Wall Steeds presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Great Wall Steed tested had covered 70,994 miles and was built around 2015.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Great Wall Steed sits 12.1 points below the national average, ranked 1,875 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Great Wall Steed rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Great Wall Steeds at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Great Wall Steed

1. A transmission shaft bearing excessively worn, 2.3% of tests (85.24x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 11.5% of tests (10.79x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 22% of tests (4.38x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.3% of tests (3.87x the national rate for this defect)
5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 7.4% of tests (3.14x the national rate for this defect)
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.7% of tests (2.89x the national rate for this defect)
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 4.6% of tests (2.74x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.4% of tests (2.42x the national rate for this defect)
9. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.8% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)
10. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.5% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)

From 650 DVSA-tracked Great Wall Steed tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.3% of these flagged Great Wall Steed defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Great Wall Steed

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Great Wall Steed before it actually fails on it.

1. A transmission shaft bearing excessively worn, 3.8% of tests (81.52x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A transmission joint, belt or chain excessively worn, 4% of tests (51.97x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 13.1% of tests (20.15x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 45.5% of tests (7.35x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 3.8% of tests (3.09x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 33.5% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 7.2% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 7.7% of tests (1.38x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.1% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.4% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this advisory)

From 650 DVSA-tracked Great Wall Steed tests, 2024.

Models with a similar pass rate

• Chevrolet Spark - 64.7%
• Daihatsu Charade - 64.7%
• Honda Stream - 64.6%
• Citroen Nemo - 64.4%
• Volvo C70 - 64.4%
• Peugeot Bipper - 64.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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