Does the Mazda CX-7 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mazda CX-7 records 21.20 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.46 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+6.74, 95% interval +5.91 to +7.57). It ranks 100 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 CX-7 is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 554 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 554 | 4.67 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 345 | 2.91 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 304 | 2.56 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 289 | 2.44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 164 | 1.38 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,865 (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 CX-7 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.0% of Mazda CX-7 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,469 miles later (1,993 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,993 (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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