Does the BMW 6 Series fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The BMW 6 Series records 5.17 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 12.24 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−7.07, 95% interval −7.25 to −6.88). It ranks 613 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 BMW 6 Series is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,379 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,379 | 1.00 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,153 | 0.84 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 852 | 0.62 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 298 | 0.22 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 265 | 0.19 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 137,669 (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 BMW 6 Series gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.6% of BMW 6 Series MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,624 miles later (13,447 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,447 (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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