Does the Mitsubishi Lancer fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Lancer records 16.43 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.26 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.83, 95% interval −2.14 to −1.53). It ranks 448 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 Lancer by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Lancer is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 3,377 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 3,377 | 4.46 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,967 | 2.60 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,317 | 1.74 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 915 | 1.21 |
| 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. | 660 | 0.87 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 75,633 (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 Lancer gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
15.8% of Mitsubishi Lancer MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,810 miles later (14,787 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,787 (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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