Does the Honda CR-V fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Honda CR-V records 7.79 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.81 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.02, 95% interval −6.08 to −5.95). It ranks 592 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 Honda CR-V is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 30,193 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 30,193 | 2.47 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 8,726 | 0.71 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 7,556 | 0.62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 7,062 | 0.58 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 5,038 | 0.41 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,222,092 (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 Honda CR-V gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.8% of Honda CR-V MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,736 miles later (153,825 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 153,825 (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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