Does the Mitsubishi Carisma fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Carisma records 43.27 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.74 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+18.53, 95% interval +17.24 to +19.81). It ranks 23 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 Mitsubishi Carisma by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Carisma is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 965 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 965 | 9.61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 572 | 5.70 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 417 | 4.15 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 338 | 3.37 |
| A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched | 225 | 2.24 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,040 (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 Mitsubishi Carisma gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
24.1% of Mitsubishi Carisma MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,728 miles later (2,651 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,651 (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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