Does the Renault Espace fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Renault Espace records 31.15 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.34 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+10.81, 95% interval +9.93 to +11.68). It ranks 59 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 Renault Espace is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 631 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Espace: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	631	4.02
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	582	3.71
Warning device shows system malfunction	446	2.84
Parking brake inoperative on one side	419	2.67
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	393	2.51

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 15,678 (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 Renault Espace gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

21.5% of Renault Espace MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,235 miles later (3,375 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,375 (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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