Does the Vauxhall Mokka fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Vauxhall Mokka records 5.07 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.42 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.35, 95% interval −0.39 to −0.31). It ranks 344 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 Vauxhall Mokka by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Mokka is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 30,075 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 30,075 | 2.53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 4,621 | 0.39 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 4,193 | 0.35 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 2,819 | 0.24 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 2,270 | 0.19 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,186,685 (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 Mokka gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.8% of Vauxhall Mokka MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,780 miles later (129,108 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 129,108 (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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