Does the Nissan Almera fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan Almera records 26.85 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.23 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.62, 95% interval +2.36 to +2.87). It ranks 202 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Almera is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 7,695 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 7,695 | 4.84 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 5,957 | 3.75 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 5,893 | 3.71 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 3,801 | 2.39 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 3,280 | 2.06 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 158,892 (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 Almera gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
19.5% of Nissan Almera MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,500 miles later (34,715 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,715 (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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