Does the Mercedes-Benz Citan fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz Citan records 15.47 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.38 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.09, 95% interval +4.85 to +5.34). It ranks 122 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 Mercedes-Benz Citan is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 5,230 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 5,230 | 5.15 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 3,316 | 3.27 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 1,728 | 1.70 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 716 | 0.71 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 709 | 0.70 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 101,471 (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 Mercedes-Benz Citan gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.1% of Mercedes-Benz Citan MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 9,386 miles later (19,943 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,943 (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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