Does the BMW M6 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The BMW M6 records 2.56 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.38 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−7.82, 95% interval −8.51 to −7.13). It ranks 622 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a BMW M6 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the BMW M6 is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 66 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 66 | 0.79 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,323 (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 M6 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
5.9% of BMW M6 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.3 months and 1,701 miles later (655 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 655 (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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