Does the Suzuki Wagon R fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Suzuki Wagon R records 28.83 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.42 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.41, 95% interval +4.01 to +4.81). It ranks 139 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 Suzuki Wagon R by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Wagon R is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 6,098 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 6,098 | 8.83 |
| 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. | 2,497 | 3.62 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,245 | 1.80 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,055 | 1.53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 850 | 1.23 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 69,041 (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 Wagon R gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
19.3% of Suzuki Wagon R MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,786 miles later (19,329 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,329 (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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