Does the Toyota Aygo fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Toyota Aygo records 11.84 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.61 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.23, 95% interval +2.17 to +2.29). It ranks 212 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 Toyota Aygo by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Aygo is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 37,183 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 37,183 | 2.78 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 21,300 | 1.59 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 20,387 | 1.52 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 13,419 | 1.00 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 12,211 | 0.91 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,336,914 (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 Toyota Aygo gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.0% of Toyota Aygo MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,358 miles later (225,626 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 225,626 (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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