Does the Kia Cerato fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Kia Cerato records 55.87 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.10 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+33.77, 95% interval +32.28 to +35.26). It ranks 1 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 Kia Cerato by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Kia Cerato is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,127 times in 2019–2024.

Kia Cerato: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	1,127	11.62
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	742	7.65
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	577	5.95
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	481	4.96
Parking brake inoperative on one side	322	3.32

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,701 (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 Kia Cerato gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

29.6% of Kia Cerato MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,050 miles later (2,918 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,918 (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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