Does the Chevrolet Cruze fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Chevrolet Cruze records 13.62 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.88 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.74, 95% interval +2.37 to +3.12). It ranks 193 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 Chevrolet Cruze is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,707 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,707 | 4.59 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 568 | 1.53 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 378 | 1.02 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 331 | 0.89 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 265 | 0.71 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,194 (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 Chevrolet Cruze gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
13.3% of Chevrolet Cruze MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,108 miles later (6,136 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,136 (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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