Does the Porsche Macan fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Porsche Macan records 1.35 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.44 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.09, 95% interval −3.21 to −2.97). It ranks 502 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Porsche Macan is “Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator”, recorded 515 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 515 | 0.41 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 441 | 0.35 |
| Flexible brake hose excessively damaged, chafed, twisted or stretched | 114 | 0.09 |
| Flexible brake hose slightly damaged, chafed or twisted | 94 | 0.08 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 72 | 0.06 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 124,298 (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 Porsche Macan gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
2.3% of Porsche Macan MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,878 miles later (5,941 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,941 (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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