Does the Renault Trafic fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Renault Trafic records 26.98 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.15 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+8.83, 95% interval +8.70 to +8.96). It ranks 77 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 Trafic is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 25,340 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 25,340 | 4.04 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 25,133 | 4.01 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 22,340 | 3.56 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 15,961 | 2.55 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 10,339 | 1.65 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 626,967 (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 Trafic gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
20.5% of Renault Trafic MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,492 miles later (134,020 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 134,020 (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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