Does the Honda FR-V fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Honda FR-V records 17.78 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.05 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.27, 95% interval −4.74 to −3.79). It ranks 548 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 FR-V by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda FR-V is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,845 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,845 | 4.94 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,571 | 4.21 |
| 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. | 398 | 1.07 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 335 | 0.90 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 294 | 0.79 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,332 (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 FR-V gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
15.4% of Honda FR-V MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,706 miles later (7,524 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,524 (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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