Does the Nissan 350Z fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Nissan 350Z records 10.05 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.16 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−11.11, 95% interval −11.58 to −10.63). It ranks 671 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 350Z by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan 350Z is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,267 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan 350Z: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	1,267	3.47
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	385	1.05
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	324	0.89
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	210	0.57
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.	131	0.36

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,553 (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 350Z gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.4% of Nissan 350Z MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 2,120 miles later (6,909 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,909 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Nissan 350Z fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Nissan 350Z gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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