Seized top mounting

The operation of the steering is assessed on turn plates which should be unlocked.
Because the suspension is jacked up assessing the operation in this state is not accurate.
Carry out the lock to lock operation on turn plates and if no fault is found then pass and advise.
Take into account that the mot is a inspection process and not a tool to diagnose faults, can't see how stiffness can be pinpointed weather its a top strut bearing,seized bottom ball joint or just a design feature such as VW.
As can be seen several factors can effect steering in jacked mode, but when laden have no or little effect.
If the problem effected the steering which was detected on the turn plates the steering will will for excessive stiffness, the bearing don't have a rfr.