Does the Lotus Exige fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Lotus Exige records 1.68 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.52 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−11.84, 95% interval −12.70 to −10.98). It ranks 677 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 Lotus Exige by registration

No single brakes defect wording reaches 30 items on the Lotus Exige; the failures are spread across several.