Does the Nissan 200 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan 200 records 10.13 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.23 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−12.10, 95% interval −13.32 to −10.88). It ranks 681 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 Nissan 200 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan 200 is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 81 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 81 | 1.41 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 71 | 1.23 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 47 | 0.82 |
| 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. | 45 | 0.78 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 34 | 0.59 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,764 (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 Nissan 200 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
8.4% of Nissan 200 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 423 miles later (727 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 727 (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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