Does the Ford Freedom fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford Freedom records 4.97 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.09 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.88, 95% interval +0.35 to +1.41). It ranks 272 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 Freedom is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 180 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 180 | 2.63 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,845 (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 Freedom gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.3% of Ford Freedom MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 12,773 miles later (532 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 532 (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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