Does the Morgan Plus 4 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Morgan Plus 4 records 6.06 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.85 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−9.79, 95% interval −10.45 to −9.13). It ranks 652 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 Morgan Plus 4 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Morgan Plus 4 is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 212 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 212 | 1.53 |
| 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. | 174 | 1.25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 83 | 0.60 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth | 59 | 0.43 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 43 | 0.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,882 (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
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