Does the Mazda MPV fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mazda MPV records 20.66 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.58 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.08, 95% interval −1.18 to +1.35). It ranks 317 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 MPV by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda MPV is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 177 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 177 | 3.57 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 154 | 3.11 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 124 | 2.50 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 80 | 1.61 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 69 | 1.39 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,956 (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 MPV gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
16.5% of Mazda MPV MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,228 miles later (1,061 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,061 (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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