Does the Vauxhall Vectra fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Vauxhall Vectra records 36.83 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.09 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+16.74, 95% interval +16.54 to +16.93). It ranks 28 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 Vectra by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Vectra is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 32,352 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 32,352 | 8.79 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 16,803 | 4.57 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 14,275 | 3.88 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 11,845 | 3.22 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 8,750 | 2.38 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 367,850 (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 Vectra gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
23.8% of Vauxhall Vectra MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,974 miles later (93,000 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 93,000 (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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