Does the Ford Transit Courier fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford Transit Courier records 5.24 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.18 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.94, 95% interval −4.12 to −3.76). It ranks 537 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 Transit Courier by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Transit Courier is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 2,686 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 2,686 | 2.45 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 462 | 0.42 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 339 | 0.31 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment | 229 | 0.21 |
| 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. | 224 | 0.20 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 109,563 (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 Transit Courier gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
5.8% of Ford Transit Courier MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 10,527 miles later (10,243 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,243 (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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