Does the Hyundai ix35 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Hyundai ix35 records 20.12 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.76 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+11.36, 95% interval +11.21 to +11.52). It ranks 53 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 Hyundai ix35 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 14,462 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai ix35: 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	14,462	4.47
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	9,418	2.91
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	7,606	2.35
Parking brake inoperative on one side	5,401	1.67
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	4,587	1.42

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 323,392 (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 ix35 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

15.7% of Hyundai ix35 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,172 miles later (68,035 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,035 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Hyundai ix35 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Hyundai ix35 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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