Does the Audi R8 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Audi R8 records 2.99 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 11.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−8.36, 95% interval −8.81 to −7.91). It ranks 632 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 Audi R8 is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 95 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 95 | 0.43 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 87 | 0.40 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 51 | 0.23 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 50 | 0.23 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 49 | 0.22 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,882 (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 Audi R8 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.5% of Audi R8 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 1,815 miles later (1,270 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,270 (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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