Does the Vauxhall Adam fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Vauxhall Adam records 5.42 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.06 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.64, 95% interval −0.73 to −0.56). It ranks 365 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 Vauxhall Adam is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 5,692 times in 2019–2024.

Vauxhall Adam: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	5,692	1.75
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	2,091	0.64
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction	1,443	0.44
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	1,076	0.33
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.	849	0.26

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 325,357 (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 Vauxhall Adam gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

8.3% of Vauxhall Adam MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,422 miles later (34,804 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,804 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Vauxhall Adam fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Vauxhall Adam gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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