Rack and pinion drive for a motor vehicle, with a steering housing (1), in which a steering pinion (2) is rotatably mounted and is in engagement with a tooth segment (3) of a toothed rack (4) displaceably mounted in the steering housing (1) in the direction of a longitudinal axis (5), wherein the tooth segment (3) forms an even surface with the upper face thereof facing the steering pinion (2), wherein the toothed rack (4) has two guide surfaces (9), which are even and are oriented at an acute angle to a surface normal of the tooth segment (3), and wherein at least one guide roller (11) is provided on either side of the toothed rack (4), said rollers being in contact with the guide surfaces (9), wherein the two guide rollers (11) are provided respectively on a left and a right side of the pinion when viewed from a toothing engagement point with the toothed rack.