Does the Peugeot 407 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Peugeot 407 records 27.76 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.47 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+8.29, 95% interval +7.97 to +8.62). It ranks 81 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 Peugeot 407 by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 407 is “Warning device shows system malfunction”, recorded 5,592 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot 407: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Warning device shows system malfunction	5,592	5.46
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	3,523	3.44
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	3,012	2.94
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	2,886	2.82
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction	2,232	2.18

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 102,439 (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 Peugeot 407 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

21.2% of Peugeot 407 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,081 miles later (21,092 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,092 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Peugeot 407 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Peugeot 407 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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