Does the Lexus CT fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Lexus CT records 3.74 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.56 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.82, 95% interval −3.95 to −3.69). It ranks 531 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 Lexus CT is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 2,255 times in 2019–2024.

Lexus CT: 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	2,255	1.34
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	942	0.56
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	447	0.27
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	386	0.23
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment	347	0.21

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 168,245 (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 Lexus CT gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.0% of Lexus CT MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,362 miles later (15,011 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 15,011 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Lexus CT fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Lexus CT gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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