Does the Mitsubishi Delica fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Delica records 29.28 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.71 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+9.57, 95% interval +8.46 to +10.68). It ranks 67 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 Delica by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Delica is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 652 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 652 | 7.13 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 264 | 2.89 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 233 | 2.55 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 232 | 2.54 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 223 | 2.44 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,140 (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 Delica gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
20.3% of Mitsubishi Delica MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,224 miles later (1,860 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,860 (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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