Does the Toyota Granvia fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Toyota Granvia records 15.36 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.85 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.49, 95% interval −5.48 to −3.50). It ranks 555 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 Granvia by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Granvia is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 278 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 278 | 3.55 |
| A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched | 202 | 2.58 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 99 | 1.27 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 61 | 0.78 |
| Load sensing valve linkage defective | 54 | 0.69 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,820 (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 Granvia gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.8% of Toyota Granvia MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 3,732 miles later (1,507 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,507 (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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