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

The Nissan Juke records 8.84 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.88 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.96, 95% interval +1.91 to +2.01). It ranks 228 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 Juke by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Juke is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 54,034 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Juke: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	54,034	3.36
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	23,635	1.47
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	8,645	0.54
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	6,865	0.43
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction	6,761	0.42

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,607,463 (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 Juke gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.8% of Nissan Juke MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,243 miles later (261,328 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 261,328 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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

What exactly fails on brakes?

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

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