Does the Ford F150 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford F150 records 14.00 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 27.13 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−13.13, 95% interval −14.69 to −11.57). It ranks 688 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 Ford F150 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford F150 is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 91 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 91 | 2.12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 67 | 1.56 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 58 | 1.35 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 57 | 1.33 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 45 | 1.05 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,293 (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 Ford F150 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.0% of Ford F150 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 1,622 miles later (566 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 566 (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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