Does the Nissan 300ZX fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan 300ZX records 12.25 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−9.10, 95% interval −10.63 to −7.57). It ranks 640 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 300ZX by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan 300ZX is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 102 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 102 | 2.90 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 52 | 1.48 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 32 | 0.91 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,518 (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 300ZX gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.3% of Nissan 300ZX MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 270 miles later (570 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 570 (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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