Does the Honda Fit fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Honda Fit records 2.09 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.66 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−11.57, 95% interval −12.37 to −10.77). It ranks 676 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 Honda Fit by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda Fit is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 49 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 49 | 0.60 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,234 (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
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