Does the Fiat Multipla fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Fiat Multipla records 32.67 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.52 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+12.15, 95% interval +11.02 to +13.28). It ranks 49 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 Fiat Multipla by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat Multipla is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 570 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 570 | 5.81 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 313 | 3.19 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 307 | 3.13 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 247 | 2.52 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 155 | 1.58 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,805 (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 Fiat Multipla gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
20.1% of Fiat Multipla MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,132 miles later (1,757 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,757 (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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