Does the Nissan Primastar fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan Primastar records 43.74 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 27.82 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+15.92, 95% interval +15.42 to +16.41). It ranks 30 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 Primastar by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Primastar is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 4,882 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 4,882 | 7.09 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 4,756 | 6.91 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 3,328 | 4.83 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 2,789 | 4.05 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 2,394 | 3.48 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,843 (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 Primastar gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
27.0% of Nissan Primastar MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,781 miles later (17,865 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,865 (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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