Does the Porsche Panamera fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Porsche Panamera records 2.07 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.19 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.12, 95% interval −5.40 to −4.85). It ranks 571 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 Panamera is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 132 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 132 | 0.36 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 86 | 0.24 |
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 83 | 0.23 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 65 | 0.18 |
| Electronic parking brake MIL indicates a malfunction | 65 | 0.18 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,483 (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 Panamera gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
4.1% of Porsche Panamera MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,164 miles later (2,778 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,778 (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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