Does the Nissan Murano fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan Murano records 15.93 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.62 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.69, 95% interval −4.65 to −2.74). It ranks 528 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 Murano by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Murano is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 448 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 448 | 5.42 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 133 | 1.61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 130 | 1.57 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment | 67 | 0.81 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 62 | 0.75 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,270 (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 Murano gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.6% of Nissan Murano MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,482 miles later (1,420 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,420 (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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