Does the Porsche Carrera fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Porsche Carrera records 5.84 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.33 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−15.49, 95% interval −16.74 to −14.24). It ranks 699 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 Porsche Carrera by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Porsche Carrera is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 74 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 74 | 1.40 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 52 | 0.99 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,274 (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
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