Does the Hyundai i800 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Hyundai i800 records 25.05 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.47 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+11.58, 95% interval +11.10 to +12.06). It ranks 52 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 Hyundai i800 by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai i800 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,810 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai i800: 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	1,810	4.30
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	1,666	3.96
Parking brake inoperative on one side	1,432	3.40
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	1,162	2.76
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	719	1.71

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 42,122 (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 Hyundai i800 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

18.8% of Hyundai i800 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,909 miles later (8,284 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,284 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Hyundai i800 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Hyundai i800 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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