Does the Nissan GT-R fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan GT-R records 1.59 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.82 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−9.23, 95% interval −9.77 to −8.68). It ranks 642 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 GT-R is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 43 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 43 | 0.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,010 (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 GT-R gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.7% of Nissan GT-R MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 1,869 miles later (668 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 668 (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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