Does the Mitsubishi Colt fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Colt records 12.53 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.19 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.66, 95% interval −5.85 to −5.46). It ranks 587 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 Colt by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Colt is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 4,407 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 4,407 | 2.48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 3,120 | 1.76 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 1,804 | 1.02 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,763 | 0.99 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 1,727 | 0.97 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 177,723 (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 Colt gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.8% of Mitsubishi Colt MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,536 miles later (25,647 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,647 (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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