Does the Toyota Celica fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Toyota Celica records 26.87 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.07 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.80, 95% interval +2.44 to +3.16). It ranks 187 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 Celica by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Celica is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 2,575 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 2,575 | 3.24 |
| 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. | 2,444 | 3.08 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,958 | 2.47 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,812 | 2.28 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,803 | 2.27 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 79,361 (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 Celica gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.2% of Toyota Celica MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,340 miles later (17,708 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,708 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Toyota Celica 1998 · Toyota Celica 1999 · Toyota Celica 2000 · Toyota Celica 2001 · Toyota Celica 2002 · Toyota Celica 2003 · Toyota Celica 2004 · Toyota Celica 2005 · Toyota Celica 2006 · Toyota Celica 2007 · Toyota Celica in the Netherlands · Toyota Celica by postcode area · Toyota Celica body, chassis and structure failures · Toyota Celica vehicle identification failures · Toyota Celica lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Toyota Celica noise, emissions and leaks failures · Toyota Celica road wheels failures · Toyota Celica seat belts and airbags failures · Toyota Celica steering failures · Toyota Celica suspension failures · Toyota Celica tyres failures · Toyota Celica visibility failures