Does the Honda Stepwagon fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Honda Stepwagon records 6.74 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.30 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−8.56, 95% interval −9.27 to −7.85). It ranks 634 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 Stepwagon by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda Stepwagon is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 304 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 304 | 2.64 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 106 | 0.92 |
| 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. | 46 | 0.40 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 43 | 0.37 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 33 | 0.29 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,514 (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 Stepwagon gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.1% of Honda Stepwagon MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,620 miles later (1,216 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,216 (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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