Does the Hyundai Veloster fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Hyundai Veloster records 19.39 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.82 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+9.57, 95% interval +8.88 to +10.26). It ranks 66 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 Veloster by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Veloster is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 622 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 622 | 3.99 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 447 | 2.86 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 400 | 2.56 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 376 | 2.41 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 167 | 1.07 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 15,604 (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 Veloster gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.9% of Hyundai Veloster MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,722 miles later (2,971 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,971 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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