Does the MINI Clubman fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The MINI Clubman records 2.68 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.33, 95% interval −2.44 to −2.21). It ranks 470 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 MINI Clubman by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the MINI Clubman is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,433 times in 2019–2024.

MINI Clubman: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	1,433	0.99
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator	736	0.51
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	242	0.17
Flexible brake hose slightly damaged, chafed or twisted	223	0.15
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	220	0.15

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 144,802 (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 MINI Clubman gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

4.5% of MINI Clubman MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,483 miles later (11,377 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,377 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the MINI Clubman fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a MINI Clubman gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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