Does the Suzuki Celerio fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Suzuki Celerio records 3.92 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.81 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.89, 95% interval −1.00 to −0.78). It ranks 390 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 Suzuki Celerio is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,236 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,236 | 0.84 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 933 | 0.63 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 839 | 0.57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 517 | 0.35 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment | 401 | 0.27 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 147,331 (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 Suzuki Celerio gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.4% of Suzuki Celerio MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,757 miles later (9,666 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,666 (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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