Does the Alfa Romeo Brera fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Alfa Romeo Brera records 16.86 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.93 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.07, 95% interval −2.82 to −1.32). It ranks 455 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo Brera is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 618 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 618 | 4.76 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 442 | 3.41 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 186 | 1.43 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 138 | 1.06 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 91 | 0.70 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,978 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Alfa Romeo Brera gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
15.2% of Alfa Romeo Brera MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,652 miles later (2,094 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,094 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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