Does the Rover Metro fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Rover Metro records 25.10 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.33 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.77, 95% interval +3.39 to +6.14). It ranks 131 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 Rover Metro by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Rover Metro is “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.”, recorded 279 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 279 | 5.45 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 272 | 5.32 |
| Braking effort inadequate at a wheel | 116 | 2.27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 116 | 2.27 |
| Braking effort not recording at a wheel | 80 | 1.56 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,116 (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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