Does the Mazda 2 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mazda 2 records 7.90 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 11.03 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.13, 95% interval −3.20 to −3.05). It ranks 507 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 Mazda 2 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda 2 is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 23,824 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 23,824 | 3.27 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 10,212 | 1.40 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 2,900 | 0.40 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 2,738 | 0.38 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 2,411 | 0.33 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 727,585 (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 Mazda 2 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.1% of Mazda 2 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,491 miles later (105,457 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 105,457 (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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