Does the Ford Freda fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford Freda records 19.37 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.62 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.25, 95% interval −2.42 to −0.09). It ranks 413 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 Ford Freda is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 219 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 219 | 3.77 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 152 | 2.62 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 113 | 1.95 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 92 | 1.59 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 66 | 1.14 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,804 (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 Freda gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
16.4% of Ford Freda MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 3,135 miles later (1,173 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,173 (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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