Does the SEAT Toledo fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The SEAT Toledo records 12.83 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.10 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.73, 95% interval +2.39 to +3.06). It ranks 194 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 SEAT Toledo by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the SEAT Toledo is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,041 times in 2019–2024.

SEAT Toledo: 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	1,041	2.36
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	679	1.54
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	585	1.33
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	542	1.23
Parking brake inoperative on one side	298	0.68

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,061 (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 SEAT Toledo gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

13.2% of SEAT Toledo MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,267 miles later (6,695 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,695 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the SEAT Toledo fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a SEAT Toledo gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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