Does the Renault Zoe fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Renault Zoe records 3.28 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.44 expected for a ev of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.16, 95% interval −0.31 to −0.02). It ranks 335 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 Zoe is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 393 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 393 | 0.60 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 311 | 0.47 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 294 | 0.45 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 232 | 0.35 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 144 | 0.22 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 65,754 (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 Zoe gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.2% of Renault Zoe MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,624 miles later (4,296 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,296 (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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