Does the Audi TT fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Audi TT records 9.55 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.59 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.04, 95% interval −5.13 to −4.95). It ranks 568 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 TT is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 10,226 times in 2019–2024.

Audi TT: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	10,226	1.49
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	9,484	1.38
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	8,433	1.23
Warning device shows system malfunction	5,407	0.79
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	4,457	0.65

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 685,663 (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 TT gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.3% of Audi TT MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,196 miles later (99,166 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 99,166 (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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