Does the Honda HR-V fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Honda HR-V records 4.11 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.90, 95% interval −3.03 to −2.77). It ranks 495 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 HR-V is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 2,479 times in 2019–2024.

Honda HR-V: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	2,479	1.57
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	1,103	0.70
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	480	0.30
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	213	0.13
Warning device shows system malfunction	205	0.13

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 158,050 (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 HR-V gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.9% of Honda HR-V MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,850 miles later (12,881 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,881 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Honda HR-V fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Honda HR-V gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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