Does the Renault Trucks Master fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Renault Trucks Master records 18.00 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.88 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.12, 95% interval +1.74 to +4.50). It ranks 177 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 Renault Trucks Master by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Trucks Master is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 136 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 136 | 3.76 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 79 | 2.18 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 57 | 1.58 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 55 | 1.52 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 52 | 1.44 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,617 (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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