Does the Chrysler Voyager fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Chrysler Voyager records 48.62 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.39 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+27.23, 95% interval +25.99 to +28.46). It ranks 9 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 Chrysler Voyager is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 1,108 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,108 | 9.06 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 699 | 5.71 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 633 | 5.17 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 556 | 4.55 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 492 | 4.02 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,232 (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 Chrysler Voyager gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
27.5% of Chrysler Voyager MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,674 miles later (3,153 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,153 (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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