Does the Dacia Logan fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Dacia Logan records 6.50 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.20 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.30, 95% interval +1.13 to +1.48). It ranks 255 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 Dacia Logan by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dacia Logan is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,703 times in 2019–2024.

Dacia Logan: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	1,703	2.09
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	643	0.79
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	509	0.63
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	366	0.45
Parking brake inoperative on one side	330	0.41

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 81,342 (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 Dacia Logan gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.0% of Dacia Logan MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,744 miles later (8,996 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,996 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Dacia Logan fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Dacia Logan gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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