Does the Suzuki SX4 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Suzuki SX4 records 16.44 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.31 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+6.13, 95% interval +5.97 to +6.30). It ranks 105 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 SX4 is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 11,652 times in 2019–2024.

Suzuki SX4: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	11,652	4.92
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	4,884	2.06
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	4,801	2.03
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	4,066	1.72
A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded	1,498	0.63

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 236,936 (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 SX4 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

16.4% of Suzuki SX4 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,332 miles later (45,881 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 45,881 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Suzuki SX4 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Suzuki SX4 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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