Does the Mazda B2500 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mazda B2500 records 27.54 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.57 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.97, 95% interval +2.05 to +3.90). It ranks 180 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 Mazda B2500 is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,015 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,015 | 8.22 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 423 | 3.42 |
| 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. | 190 | 1.54 |
| Load sensing valve seized or inoperative and ABS not fitted or inoperative | 181 | 1.46 |
| Leaking brake pipe or connection on a hydraulic system | 130 | 1.05 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,355 (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 B2500 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.9% of Mazda B2500 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,936 miles later (3,156 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,156 (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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