Does the Mercedes-Benz V fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz V records 4.39 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.44 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) (−0.05, 95% interval −0.59 to +0.50). It ranks 323 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 V is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 77 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 77 | 1.33 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 34 | 0.59 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,780 (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
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