Does the Hyundai Kona fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Hyundai Kona records 2.21 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.93 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.72, 95% interval −0.83 to −0.62). It ranks 374 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 Kona by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Kona is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 878 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 878 | 0.88 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 234 | 0.23 |
| Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative | 174 | 0.17 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 165 | 0.16 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 125 | 0.12 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 100,035 (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 Kona gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.2% of Hyundai Kona MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,838 miles later (4,495 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,495 (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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